Summary
This research evaluates the sustainability credentials of tillage and cover crop management practices within regenerative organic agriculture through integrated life cycle assessment and emergy analysis. The combined methodological approach provides insight into both conventional environmental impact categories and energy-based ecosystem service valuation. The findings contribute to evidence-based guidance on which soil management practices optimise both environmental and resource efficiency in regenerative farming systems.
UK applicability
The methodological framework is directly applicable to UK regenerative and organic farming systems, though specific results may vary with UK soil types, climate and growing conditions. The research may inform UK policy on sustainable farming subsidies and agro-ecological practice recommendations.
Key measures
Life cycle assessment indicators (likely: global warming potential, eutrophication potential, land use); emergy analysis (solar emjoules, transformity); resource inputs and outputs
Outcomes reported
The study evaluated the environmental sustainability of different tillage and cover crop management strategies using combined life cycle assessment and emergy analysis methods. It likely assessed resource use efficiency, environmental impact, and energy flows across regenerative organic farming systems.
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