Crops

Crops are a significant source of GHG emissions and arable systems offer many opportunities to use new techniques to help reduce carbon footprints and benefit the bottom line.  The most significant GHG emission from arable cropping in the UK is associated with the use of artificial nitrogen fertilisers.  The other significant operation is cultivations (frequency, intensity and depth) and the effect that has on Soil Organic Matter and consequent GHG emissions.