Farmers have been able to see if anaerobic digestion (AD) is the right option for them at The Energy Now Expo in Malvern this week.
The free service from Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association (ADBA) will give farmers, growers and land managers a better understanding of what is involved, giving them the confidence to invest the time and money needed to develop a project proposal for funding.
...A report in the Farmers Guardian has confirmed that 2011 was the driest 12 months in England and Wales for 90 years.
The Environment Agency said Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, parts of Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire and West Norfolk were still in drought, even though Wales and Scotland had received average rainfall.
Farmers in Shropshire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, East Sussex and Kent were also...
Belton Cheese, based in Whitchurch Shropshire, has seen sales to the United States grow by 39% compared with last year, according to the Farmers Guardian.
According to sales manager, Phil Jones, it is the local provenance which is one of the primary reasons for the brand's success. The firm has been promoting its range at North America's largest speciality food and beverage event, the Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco...
Farmers and landowners affected by the High Speed Two (HS2) rail line from London to the Midlands and North are to be offered an initial payment of £1,000 for access to allow contractors to enter private land in the initial stages of the route development.
The CLA and NFU have reached an agreement with HS2 covering a voluntary early access licence to carry out environmental impact assessments related to the rail line....
According to the Farmers Guardian the UK poulty industry is suffering from high feed prices, limitetd volume growth and oversupply despite operating in one of the highest value-added markets in the EU.
That is the view of Rabobank which sees the industry at a crossroads, with the way forward including further consolidation, greater efficiency, better supply discipline and what the bank terms further internationalisation.
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