Research Articles
Sustainability Metrics

By PfL Research Officer, Charlotte Wheeler
On-farm sustainability assessments: the need for a truly holistic approach

Research Assistant Sara Hall explains why we need holistic assessments for farm systems, how they can be undertaken and gives an example of how the Global Farm Metric can be used as a common language framework to measure and monitor on-farm sustainability.
Head of Research Nikki responds to EIT report

Achieving net zero in the ruminant livestock industry in the UK and Ireland.
Pasture for Life: A solution to global warming

Why pasture-fed cattle and sheep can be seen as part of the solution to global warming in the UK, not the problem.
New beef systems research includes soil carbon measurements for first time

New research highlights the environmental benefits of ‘mob-grazing’ in beef cattle systems for the first time.