Farmers have until Friday to register for a change to get a fully-funded assessment aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving farm efficiency.
The offer comes from the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority, in partnership with NFU Energy, has launched a farm decarbonisation initiative offering 30 farms in North Yorkshire the unique opportunity.
Funded by North Yorkshire Council through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, farmers will receive tailored assessments designed to meet the unique needs of their operations. These include energy audits to identify ways to reduce consumption and lower costs, renewable energy feasibility studies exploring options like solar or wind power, biodiversity assessments to improve farm habitats, and soil carbon analysis to evaluate soil health and carbon sequestration potential.
Each assessment is geared toward supporting farm decarbonisation, offering practical, actionable recommendations to help lower GHG emissions while promoting long-term economic resilience.
The project aligns with York and North Yorkshire’s Routemap to Carbon Negative by 2040 and the North Yorkshire Council’s Climate Change Strategy, both of which focus on reducing emissions across all sectors, including agriculture.
David Skaith, the mayor of York and North Yorkshire, said: “York and North Yorkshire’s farmers already lead the way in many aspects. We have high standards of food production and we’re also ambitious on the environment.
“With more than 70% of our area used for agriculture, farming has a big part to play in our ambition to become carbon negative by 2040. But we also understand the financial pressures that farmers are facing today. So, this initiative offers cost savings with environmental benefits.
“By partnering with NFU Energy, we are helping farmers improve their productivity and efficiency by working with them to embrace low carbon technology, embrace natural resources and create more resilient, sustainable food supply chains.”
Contact NFU Energy on 024 7669 6512 for more information.
