Carbery Group's Farm Zero C emerges victorious in SFI awards 

'A holistic plan to bring farm emissions to net zero' 
Farm Zero C is using Shinagh Farm near Bandon, and aims to achieve net-zero emissions by 2027. File Picture. 

Farm Zero C is using Shinagh Farm near Bandon, and aims to achieve net-zero emissions by 2027. File Picture. 

Professor Kevin O’Connor and his Farm Zero C team at University College Dublin (UCD) – in partnership with Carbery Group – has been awarded €2m to help deliver the climate-neutral farm in Cork, with plans to extend the strategy to a further 5,000 farms within five years.

The award is part of the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Future Innovator Prize. 

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