biogas

Written by Charlotte Morrey from Agriland A total of £600,000 has been awarded to six Northern Ireland (NI) companies to develop practical and environmentally friendly solutions for livestock slurry. The six companies have been awarded £100,000 each to develop this work and are due to...

This an excellent article by Mr Temple. https://www.angliafarmer.co.uk/2023/05/22/how-uk-farms-could-power-homes-and-businesses/ Biogas plants have much potential in the dairy sector - provided they are built from the farms ability and resources backwards. Tried to tag Mr T but no luck.

🌞 Is your CHP ready for the warm weather? ☀️ As the temperature rises, it's essential to ensure that your Combined Heat and Power (CHP) system is prepared to handle the heat. Here are some important services to consider for a smooth operation during the warmer weather: 🔧 Radiator...

Strategies for organic and low-input farming to mitigate and adapt to climate change (SOLMACC) project Practitioner’s Manual Resource explained Between 2013-2018, the EU-funded SOLMACC (Strategies for Organic- and Low-input-farming to Mitigate and Adapt to Climate Change) project demonstrated on...

Possibly have chance of putting some digestate on some much poorer land we have. Heard from lots of people that's it's rocket fuel and then some horror stories. My main question is what will/might it do to poorer land? The land is mostly permanent pastures with 20ac of meadows that have been...

The breakdown of farm-derived wastes such as manures, slurries and crop residues via anaerobic digestion (AD) can be used to produce digestate biofertiliser and energy. In the circular solutions for biowastes technical session at the RASE Farm of the Future: Net Zero in Practice event, Lucy...

Started drilling today and seems about right as it’s not been overly warm

So getting a bit creaky, and have constant back issues especially after spending a few hours on our Massey 5480. Like the tractor but it only has front suspension. Our Arion has cab and front suspension and is far more comfortable. So, if I was to change the Massey what should i buy that is...

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The barns and milking sheds of Takis Kazanas’s farm are dwarfed by the majestic mountains that overlook the Thessalian Plain. Cattle have been raised on this green expanse of land in northern Greece for millennia, but now regulators in Brussels are discussing rules that will lead to farms like...

Written by Rubina Freiberg from Agriland A circular economy approach in which vegetable residues are turned into biogas covers up to 40% of the energy used by frozen vegetables, herbs and fruit producer Ardo in Ardooie, Belgium. Over 70,000t of vegetable by-products, 8,000t of maize, and...

I am starting to look into setting up a CHP unit on the farm. My hope is to run it on straw, and perhaps a mix of straw and wood chip or saw mill dust. This isn't something that is done in this area. My first and main use would be heat for grain drying and probably heating 3 houses and a shop...

Download PDF Aiming to connect farming systems, soils, people and technology, the inaugural Rootstock event in early February took on an almighty task. CPM went along to find out more. By Melanie Jenkins Situated amid the rolling Devon hills near Exeter, the first Rootstock event was a total...

Here’s my carbon audit. Circa 1200t net emissions biggest emissions are “inputs” and “fuel”. Ok, we are the ultimate consumer, fair enough. but no sequestration figure on outputs. 🤔 we don’t consume our produce on farm, it’s bought, processed and sold for profit. using a wife who is a lot...

Written by Matt Hopkins from Precision Ag How can farmers minimize their environmental impact while maximizing profits and production? Biogas is an obvious choice. The post How Technology Is Helping Produce Biogas on Farms appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative. Continue reading on the...

Me (16) and my father (55), live on a 4 broiler house and beef farm (poultry is the main earner) and in the future when i am finished my time at university my father wants to build an egg unit, (an end on end unit with the packing station in between). I have heard mixed opinions on the daily...

Scientists are exploring a new use for cow dung The potential for converting manure into a sustainable material of the future has highlighted the truth in the old saying ‘Where there’s muck, there’s brass’. Livestock dung is typically used as a fertiliser or as a source of biogas for green...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Almost 6% of the green electricity produced in Northern Ireland last year was generated by anaerobic digestion (AD) operations. Delegates attending a conference, hosted by Fane Valley in Portadown earlier this week, were told that the potential to grow...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Newry Show 2023 is to be supported by a number of businesses with a strong involvement in green and alternative energy. These include: Gravis Farm; Assured Energy; Wilson’s Country; Edenmore Farm; AgriKomp; and Rosevale Farm. This year’s event takes...

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland Manure could be used in a new way and become a “prospective bio-based and biodegradable material of the future”, according to scientists at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC). A study conducted by the college, in collaboration with the universities of...