Tag: First Milk

Innovative water partnership launched with Welsh farmers

Stuart Mitchell

Dairy co-operative First Milk and Nestlé Waters & Premium Beverages UK have announced a joint project in Pembrokeshire that will work with up to 30 dairy farmers to reduce soil compaction and improve water infiltration on their land, with the aim of capturing up to an additional 250 million litres of groundwater per year. The four-year partnership will focus predominantly on the use of regenerative farming practices including rotational grazing of dairy herds, increasing sward grassland diversity and rooting depth, which combine to improve soil structure allowing for more water…

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First Milk, Nestlé and Agricarbon launch pioneering soil carbon project

Stuart Mitchell

First Milk, Nestlé and Agricarbon have announced the launch of a pioneering soil carbon capture project – the first of its kind in the world. The project, which establishes a comprehensive and scientifically robust soil carbon baseline for First Milk farms, will use state-of-the-art machinery to carry out intensive soil carbon analysis at a fraction of the usual cost. The approach allows soil carbon sequestration to be quantified over time to support the net zero ambitions of First Milk farmers and customers. The initial phases of the project are being…

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