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When we think about strategies for a green future, it’s not usually a dairy cow that springs to mind. Electric vehicles and renewable energy, yes. But bovines?
The UK is a dairy-loving nation. Milk, cheese, butter and yogurt are firm household staples: 96% of adults regularly buy milk, and it’s a similar figure for cheese. With such high domestic demand, dairy farms need to remain resilient and productive. But the changing climate is making that challenging. The widespread droughts and heatwaves experienced across the country this summer, for instance, put agricultural operations under strain. During May and June of this year, milk deliveries from UK farms dropped to 19-year lows. As extreme weather impacts become more common, the need for climate-smart, resilient farms feels less like a good idea and more like a necessity.
For Somerset-based brand Yeo Valley Organic, the solution to making farms more resilient is right under our feet: healthy soil, and the regenerative and organic principles that help create it. But what exactly is regenerative agriculture?
