The University of Leeds farm is to become a pioneering research station to test and accelerate climate-smart agricultural methods.
The University of Leeds farm is to become a pioneering research station to test and accelerate climate-smart agricultural methods.
The site, which is located between Leeds and York, will be one of 10 farms across Europe aiming to reduce their carbon footprint by 55% over the next five years.
They will do this by introducing new measures such as changing the feed given to livestock, managing emissions from manure and slurry, and monitoring the ways in which semi-natural features, such as hedgerows, can prevent harmful greenhouse gasses from entering the atmosphere.
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Photo Credit: Haymaking at the University of Leeds farm
