Solar Farm Site to go ahead in Barrow
A 2MW solar farm on council owned land at Sandscale Park, Barrow, has been approved this week. The electricity generated will be enough for approximately 730 homes a year, and […]
Blog: Mixed Farming Systems for the Future
A ZCCP Farm and Other Land Use Sector Group Blog by Roe Baker In early July I visited Newcastle University’s Nafferton Farm in Northumberland to look at the innovative trials […]
First sector group meeting bodes well for future progress
Four emissions sector groups consisting of 45 members in total from diverse Cumbrian organisations and businesses, met in-person on the 18th April to focus on the main sources of greenhouse […]
Sustainable solutions for farming emissions
Cumbria Action for Sustainability (CAfS) is working with partners, The Farmer Network and the Fellfoot Forward Landscape Partnership Scheme (led by the North Pennines AONB), to ensure we have sustainable […]
On-farm tree planting shows improvements in productivity
A Cumbrian case study and expert speakers demonstrate how tree planting can improve the productivity and biodiversity of agricultural land, and how woodland can contribute to the balance of carbon […]
