biogas

Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland The ROC company produces a specialist range of ‘mergers’. The machines combine the action of a pick-up reel with the transfer action of a grouper belt to bring one or more swaths together ready for harvesting. Aimed primarily at alfalfa growers...

Written by cpm from CPM Magazine Download PDF With a seismic shift towards reduced soil movement, is there still a place for the plough in the arable rotation? CPM finds out why this is the case for one Essex grower. It makes our system so much more flexible. By Rob Jones In an era where...

Been thinking about a small scale AD plant. Bare with me! We dont have any livestock and are a cropping farm only. We have solar power already and dont really have a demand for the power (although heat may be useful) We do have a few gas mains running through the farm although not near our...

Local plant produced too much gas and having to burn it off even thou there’s a shortage

It really makes me wonder. Consider this .... The Green Power Company has gone bust citing the cost of gas. Yet I have taken this off their website: We are the UK's only supplier of 100% green gas and renewable electricity. Find out more about our ethical, sustainable energy and switch to...

Anyone using something similar to this and have you ever acted on the results https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/oils/2214799/?intcmp=UK-WEB-_-BP-LFP-_-MCC_015_0921_NE-_-oil_analysis

With lots of legislative changes coming in the next years and decades regarding the use of fossil, hydrocarbon and polluting fuels, JCB has outlined its views on the future of propulsion. With a range of options under consideration, most exciting and relevant to the agricultural sector is the...

Written by John Swire from Farm Business Two new first-choice varieties have been added to the British Society of Plant Breeder’s 2022 Forage Maize Descriptive Lists (DL), published today. The new varieties, Gema from Limagrain and KWS Exelon from KWS, are new entrants onto the DL for...

Excuse the quick sketch! (bored at work 🙄) Hopefully the pic helps explain a bit about what I'm trying to achieve. I have a piece of land which is off grid that I'm hoping to rear some calves on. Water isn't so much a problem as I have a well and plenty of rainwater. However, power I have...

Written by Bernie Commins from Agriland The World Biogas Association (WBA) has said that anaerobic digestion (AD) has been ‘dangerously overlooked’ in mitigating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The global trade association for the biogas, landfill gas and AD sectors was responding to the...

Written by John Swire from Farm Business A tragic accident last week (August 4) claimed the life of influential and passionate forage and environmental seeds specialist, Brendan Paul. Trained as a botanist, he counted himself fortunate to have been involved in growing plants throughout his...

Written by cpm from CPM Magazine Download PDF In a world first, New Holland aims to have its T6.180 Methane Power tractor available commercially by 2022. CPM delves into the technical details, as well as talking to one Essex farmer who has been testing the pre-production model. If the world is...

Written by William Kellett from Agriland The North Devon company that caused a pollution incident leading to a devastating fish kill on the River Mole near South Molton has been fined £2,000 and ordered to pay £9,836 in costs. The company, A J Sing and Son Ltd, of Pillavins Farm, near South...

We cut 800 to 1000 acres of silage a year. We have plenty of labour, regular and family, and are currently running a 1998 Claas 850. She is in good nick, on about 5500 hours, but we do have regular breakdowns, which involve 6 or 7 blokes watching and scratching their arses as it is mended. I...

Morning, It’s a constant thought and concern for me and must be for most others. We all start to lose SFP this year which will have a massive impact on a tenanted arable unit such as ours. yes we are diversified business but to unsustainably ‘prop’ a failing business model of arable...

Solid digestate available from farm fed digester using fym, rye and maize. delivery and spreading available. From £3/ton or swap for straw in the swath. 07723096328

Written by Agriland Team A biogas plant which will produce biomethane to power 10 trucks is set to go live in Northern Ireland in July, following a substantial expansion, Weltec Biopower has announced. The plant is owned by Northern Irish food logistics company McCulla Transport and is...

Anything on demo? Thoughts & observations... Since Monday this has been here on triple mowers, trailer and tanker Verdict ... it's not a John Deere

Written by William Kellett European dairy giant Arla Foods has set an ambitious science-based climate target of reducing carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emissions by 30% in 2030, and has an ambition of becoming carbon net zero by 2050. With a strong focus on sustainability across the entire...

Written by Agriland Team Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) deputy president David Brown has expressed concern that his organisation had not been consulted on the development of new energy plans for Northern Ireland. Earlier this week Stormont Economy Minister Diane Dodds launched a public...