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.
Please head over to the main project website for further details and information at ncsproject.co.uk.

Our Involvement:

Kelvin Cave Ltd has pioneered and developed affordable solutions that enable ruminant livestock farmers to make better quality home-grown feeds and reduce or eliminate their need for bought-in animal feedstuffs. Their experienced team are farming and livestock professionals, who share a wealth of knowledge in both practical farming and livestock nutrition. By eliminating or reducing dependency on bought-in feeds, farmers can safeguard against supply shortages and fluctuating market prices, producing feeds with high nutrient value and digestibility that require only easy, low-cost storage. Kelvin Cave will analyse preservation of protein crops (pulses) grown for whole crop silage, to establish feed quality and cost-effective methods of preserving.

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