methane

5.45 am this morning rec email from defra saying as youve registered your interest you can now start your application. ok thinks me will try . First thing to do will be go get some more ink and a couple of reams of printer paper as will have to download the 40 pages of the new guidance of how...

As above, and I am being serious, as if it can’t how come farm animals are supposedly creating so much methane :scratchhead: :scratchhead:;)

Hello, I am completing a project on ammonia emissions around dairy farm slurry pits as part of my Masters course with the University of Derby. My main aim is to look at how biomethane plants reduce ammonia emissions compared to uncovered and covered slurry pits. I therefore am looking for a...

And of course it all gets lapped up by the limp dildos at the BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/66701802

Hi lads, first of all il say I have a 6 bay slatted tank, 110ft long 15ft wide & 8ft deep. Have about 45 acres of silage ground. Tank gets emptied twice a year. I have my own silage outfit so have no problem in pulling power. I'm a young farmer so I'm hearing I get 60% tams for a tanker. It...

Manage or work at a dairy or beef farm? We are running some research to hear your views around managing methane emissions at your farm. The survey should take 6-8 minutes to complete and would help us understand the factors influencing your decisions to reduce methane emissions. Hit the...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The first in a series of public meetings that tie-in with the setting of Northern Ireland’s first three carbon budgets has been held. The reference periods are: 2023-2027; 2028-2032; and 2033 to 2037. These assessments will be factored into Northern...

HRH KC3 says that he will be working with farmers to reduce food waste. How about him trying to reduce the bureaucracy that drives UK farmers towards extinction?

Was thinking how many bits of farm machinery could very easily be electric as battery already perfectly capable of doing a days work for most In practical terms ( let’s ignore cost for now to keep things simple!). which of the above could you replace ICE on farm with ? any other option you...

Bacteria that ‘eats’ methane could slow global heating, study finds Written by Oksana Pyzik from the Guardian Technology has the potential to make deep cuts to emissions of the potent greenhouse gas but requires major investment A bacteria that consumes the greenhouse gas methane could slow...

Reflecting on the success of Ruminant Health & Welfare so far Looking back can be a distraction and in a world dominated by change – buffeted by the Covid pandemic and the tragic war in Ukraine – focusing on the future makes sense. After all, we all need to do things better and leave the...

Welcome to the latest issue of the RH&W newsletter. It’s been another busy month for the livestock sector and RH&W with multiple working groups making great strides forward with the Sheep welfare strategy – a document developed by industry for industry. It’s a great privilege to have so many...

Every time there is a downturn in prices we all have to think about our situation. I have done a bit of research from articles I have kept for years. There were 153,000 dairy producers when the Queen came to the throne, when she passed 70 years 214 days later there were 7850 in England and...