Soil Association Exchange

Did you catch us on BBC Radio Four this morning? #FarmingToday covered Soil Association Exchange as part of their 'Soils Week'. Here's Emily Norton on the six pillars of our holistic farm measurement. Listen to the full feature, which includes interviews with Lee Reeves of Lloyds Banking Group, and Exchange farmer Daniel Roberts via the link below: https://lnkd.in/gf8UfJbP

Our new report "Banking for Change – Addressing Financial Risk as a Barrier to Farm Transition" in Farmers Weekly today! 🌿 Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/ex_TUKvi This latest farmer-led research reveals the financial roadblocks farmers face when transitioning to nature-friendly practices. Many thanks to the British Business Bank and Green Finance Institute as well as report author Tamara Giltsoff. #FarmTransition #SustainableFarming #ClimateFinance #NatureFirst

Our new ‘Banking for Change’ report launches today. Supported by British Business Bank with oversight from Green Finance Institute, this farmer-led research study explores what financial barriers might be preventing farmers from fully committing to transition to a farming system that prioritises climate and nature. The research found: 🚜 66% of farmers agree that financial and business risks are barriers to transitioning. 🌾59% of farmers feel locked into a system that they know, even though the system is not resilient to climate impacts or fluctuating input costs. 🐄 56% of farmers said they lack the financial flexibility needed for experimentation and learning during the transition process. Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/e4aTM6MK

From Land's End to John o'Groats, we've measured farms up and down the country to build a better picture of on-farm environmental impact. One of the most northerly farms to go through Soil Association Exchange features in our latest case study. At Kirkfield Farm, creating a resilient farm for future generations and making space for nature go hand in hand. Read the case study here: https://lnkd.in/epHhFHQ9

"Research by the Soil Association Exchange shows that farms with a mixture of arable crops and livestock have about a third more carbon stored within their soil than those with only arable crops, thanks to the animals’ manure." Did you catch insights from Soil Association Exchange's Data to Decisions report in The Observer this weekend? https://lnkd.in/gwASanSU

"I know where I need to get to in the future". Our partnership with Lloyds Banking Group is a powerful one, putting data into the hands of farmers and allowing them to move forwards with confidence. Check out this video with Soil Association Exchange farmer Mariella.

Baselines around farm biodiversity and carbon are needed to demonstrate 'value for money to taxpayers', heard a room packed full of farmers at the Labour party conference yesterday: https://lnkd.in/eCaQPXvy

It's here! We've published the most comprehensive review of farm environmental performance carried out in the UK. 👩🌾 685 farmers 💡 8500 recommendations 🚜 238,494 hectares of farmland Lee Reeves, Head of Agriculture and Healthcare at Lloyds Banking Group, explains why this is so important, and outlines three policy asks to government to provide greater support for farmers transitioning to sustainable farming.

Today marks the launch of our new report - From Data to Decisions. The landmark report covers insights gained from 685 farms covering over 235,000 hectares of farmland. The UK's most comprehensive holistic farm level baselining. Farming is part of the solution to the climate and nature crisis, but we also need productive and profitable farms. The report, and the complimentary report from Lloyds Banking Group launched today, show a pathway to this - demonstrating that profitable farms are indeed sustainable farms. Check out the report here: https://lnkd.in/eyWKZFmC You can access the 'Grounded in Evidence' report from Lloyds Bank here: https://lnkd.in/e_ng-5dc Thanks to our many partners who have worked with us to enable such scale across farms: Lloyds Banking Group, Co-op, Marks and Spencer,, Riverford Organic Farmers, Cibus, Arla Foods, Nestlé, Compass Group

Dynamic Benchmarking is here, and it's got the power to completely change the way farmers understand the way their farms work for nature. For the first time, Exchange farmers will be able to compare how they preform against over 900 other farms in each of our measurement metrics. 🚜 This means a richer level of insight, real-world comparisons, and a shared understanding of what's truly possible on-farm. Learn more about Dynamic Benchmarking: https://lnkd.in/e3PsaxiC #Sustainability #SustainableFarming #Agriculture