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Download PDF Ten years of producing a diverse range of crops to feed a large gas-to-grid business has reinforced the critical importance of efficient forage conservation at a farm in Kent. CPM visits to find out more. We’re primarily an arable farm that has transformed into an energy business too. By Rob Jones Growing nearly 2200ha of energy crops, and ensuring they stay in the best condition possible after harvesting in order to drive maximum gas production, has been a huge learning curve for the previously arable-based business, says Iain Moss, senior farm manager at St Nicholas Court Farm, near Birchington in Kent. “Forage management and silage clamps are not really part of the mindset for arable producers but when you’re involved in renewable energy production, they become the foundation of the business,” he says. “After harvest, we’ve probably got nearly £4M worth of forage sitting in our clamps, so the decisions we make to ensure it’s going to store well and be simple to manage over the following year are of critical importance. “Our target is zero loss from field to digester and that requires a very specific approach to the harvest process, managing and sealing the clamp at…
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Download PDF Ten years of producing a diverse range of crops to feed a large gas-to-grid business has reinforced the critical importance of efficient forage conservation at a farm in Kent. CPM visits to find out more. We’re primarily an arable farm that has transformed into an energy business too. By Rob Jones Growing nearly 2200ha of energy crops, and ensuring they stay in the best condition possible after harvesting in order to drive maximum gas production, has been a huge learning curve for the previously arable-based business, says Iain Moss, senior farm manager at St Nicholas Court Farm, near Birchington in Kent. “Forage management and silage clamps are not really part of the mindset for arable producers but when you’re involved in renewable energy production, they become the foundation of the business,” he says. “After harvest, we’ve probably got nearly £4M worth of forage sitting in our clamps, so the decisions we make to ensure it’s going to store well and be simple to manage over the following year are of critical importance. “Our target is zero loss from field to digester and that requires a very specific approach to the harvest process, managing and sealing the clamp at…
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