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Have you increased productivity using any of these methods? Tick all that apply

Breeding strategy or genetic selection Feed additives like oils, fats to reduce methane Feed conversion ratio optimisation Treat manure/slurry with AD Health planning vaccinations, high health status Reduced days to slaughter More lactations

Have you used legumes and/or precision farming methods for crops (including grass) to deliver nutrients more efficiently and/or reduce emissions? Tick all that apply

GPS Robotics or drones Precision irrigation for fertigation Variable rate seeding Nutrient management planning to calculate suitable times and rates of application for fertiliser Switched from urea-based fertilisers to ammonium nitrate Spread slurry or digestate using low emission spreading equipment (trailing hose, trailing shoe or injection) rather than surface broadcast (splash plate) Have legumes in your rotation

Have you taken steps to avoid compaction and loosen compacted soils in cropland and pasture using any of the below methods?

Used wider tyres or tracks and/or managed tyre pressures Controlled traffic farming Loosened compacted soils Dug hole and/or used mapping to assess compaction across fields Improved drainage or used mole ploughs

Have you engaged in any of the below energy efficiency measures on your farm to reduce fuel and/or electricity use?

Used combined heat and power plants to heat glasshouses Zero or reduced tillage Invested in energy efficiency equipment e.g. a mix flow grain drier, heat exchanger, better insulation on buildings Installed energy saving or LED lights on farm

Do have an integrated pest management (IPM) plan in place to minimise the use of pesticides?

Yes No

Have you tried to maintain or increase organic matter in your soils? Tick all that apply

Permanent pasture Spread organic amendments (compost, digestate, manures) Grown cover crops or catch crops Chopped straw

Have you changed your grassland management in last 5 years using any of these methods? Tick all that apply

Mob grazing Strip grazing Grass growth measurement

Have you taken any of these other steps to maintain or increase farmland carbon storage in the last 5 years?

Hedgerow management, bigger and/or new hedges Woodland planting - planted over 50 trees Peatland or wetland restoration Growing and harvesting energy crops Continuous fruit trees for five years or more Use of bio CO2 for glasshouse atmospheric enrichment

Proportion of farm energy needs met by onsite renewables

Under 25% 25-50% Over 50 %

Do you produce and use or supply biomass/ bio-material to other users? Examples include: hemp, wool, AD for biogas plant, grain for biofuels, straw for heat and power plant, litter combustion

Yes No

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NFU Farm Status Indicator

1. Boosting productivity and reducing emissions

2. Farmland carbon storage

3. Coupling bioenergy to carbon capture, utilisation and storage