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Emerging year 1 Environment Baselining Pilot results

Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board · 2026

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Summary

This AHDB pilot report presents foundational methodological work to establish standardised environmental baselining frameworks for emerging UK farming systems. The year 1 findings document systematic protocols for baseline environmental data collection, designed to enable future longitudinal monitoring and comparative environmental performance assessment across diverse farm types. As baselining work, this report provides methodological groundwork to inform evidence-based policy development and subsequent monitoring phases.

Regional applicability

This study was conducted in the United Kingdom and directly addresses UK farming systems, making it immediately applicable to UK agricultural policy and practice. The frameworks developed are explicitly designed to support UK farm monitoring and performance benchmarking.

Key measures

Environmental baselining protocols, baseline data collection metrics, and standardised assessment frameworks for diverse farm types (specific measures not detailed in title)

Outcomes reported

The pilot established and tested standardised protocols for baseline environmental data collection across emerging UK farming systems. Year 1 findings document methodological frameworks intended to enable longitudinal monitoring and comparative environmental performance assessment.

Theme
Farming systems, soils & land use
Subject
Soil health assessment & monitoring
Study type
Policy
Study design
Policy report
Source type
Industry/policy report
Status
Published
Geography
United Kingdom
System type
Mixed farming
Catalogue ID
IRmqggqh5z-e3c6f0

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