Nitrogen Climate Smart: Innovative Solutions for a Sustainable Future

Nitrogen Efficient Plants for Climate Smart Arable Cropping Systems –

The NCS project is a farmer-led research programme, involving 17 industry and research partners and over 200 farmers. Its main aim is to enable UK Farming to bring about a reduction of 1.5Mt CO₂e per annum or 54% of the maximum potential for the industry.

The ambition of the project is to increase pulse and legume cropping in arable rotations to 20% across the UK (currently 5%). In addition, up to 50% of imported soya meal used in livestock feed rations can be replaced with home-grown legumes. Both of these aims will be steered by science and proven by real farm enterprises, with significant benefits for both crop and livestock productivity, including cost savings of over £1bn/year.

Join The PulsePEP Community – the project’s Knowledge Hub – for access to resources and our discussion forum.

BOFIN will engage more than 200 farms in Pulse-PEP and recruit from these 40 Pulse Pioneers who will carry out on-farm trials and resonate outcomes, carried out under WP2. Find out more about how you can get involved and express interest here.

Please head over to the main project website for the most up to date project news and information at ncsproject.co.uk.