Work to develop an innovative paludiculture – or wet peat farming – system on the Harper Adams University Future Farm is well under way.
The Paludiculture Innovation Project at Harper Adams University has been funded with a share of a £5 million UK Government fund aimed at solving challenges with lowland peat.
The project’s Postdoctoral Researcher Dr Ana IM Natalio, Executive Project and Programme Consultant Scott Kirby, and Lecturer in Wildlife Conservation and Environmental Land Management Dr Julia Casperd recently gathered at the field to work out the best way to build a hydrological unit on site. Ana added: “The dramatic soil profiles were simply stunning. Our project science team, led by Dr Simon Jeffery, will be explaining this process during the afternoon site visit at our Paludiculture Symposium on Wednesday – and we will be sharing our vision and ideas regarding best industry practise for setting up the site.”
With farmers, UK and international peatland experts, and academic input from Harper Adams and beyond, the symposium will examine best practice, farming innovation and barriers to paludiculture.
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