EIRA (Enabling Innovation: Research to Application), an innovation and research organisation, has produced an interesting case study about the use of paper crumble for soil enhancement and carbon storage. There is strong evidence to suggest that arable soil in the UK has been losing carbon for 40 years (Environment Agency 2019). This, in turn, has…
In spite of the Coronavirus crisis, we are working hard to ensure that we continue to run business ‘as usual.’ Of course, social distancing, increased hygiene levels and remote working have come into this but our offering to customers remains the same. We are here to service both your farm and the soil and are…
We are pleased to announce that FGS Organics, working with UKAS accredited certification body NQA, has successfully integrated its Quality and Environmental Management Systems and achieved UKAS accreditation to the internationally recognised standards ISO 9001:2015 & ISO 14001:2015 for Quality and Environmental Management. This achievement assures our clients and other interested parties that customer…
The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) issued a report at the end of 2018. Within it, they address the areas of biofuels and energy crops. They pay particular attention energy crops such as the wood burned in power stations such as Drax in Yorkshire. Chris Stark, Chief Executive of the CCC stated that: “the UK…
According to a report by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), tree planting in the UK must double by 2020. The report calls for radical changes to the use of land in this country. For example, turning farmland into forests and restoring peatland. It also suggests that zero food waste should be sent to landfill…