Tips to improve energy management to cut costs and carbon
THERE is a lot that beef and sheep businesses of every description can do to cut both their fixed costs and greenhouse gas emissions for very little effort or expense.
Read more | Comments (0) | March 02 2010
Performance Grants Update – February 2010
A TOTAL of 128 performance grant applications have so far gone through decision panels to help improve animal health and welfare, nutrient management and resource efficiciency on livestock farms in the North West.
Read more | Comments (0) | February 25 2010
Green funding boost from Carbon Trust
ENGLISH farmers will be eligible for unsecured, interest-free loans to help them upgrade to more energy-efficient equipment, under a new scheme which began this month.
Read more | Comments (0) | February 08 2010
Government's green scheme 'not enough' to attract farmers
THE Government's Feed-in Tariffs or "Clean Energy Cashback" scheme, announced on Monday (February 1), does not go far enough to attract farmers and growers, the NFU has claimed.
Read more | Comments (0) | February 05 2010
Free wind turbine guide for farmers
"EVERY farm in the UK will have a wind turbine in five years' time" - that's the surprising claim made by wind expert Mark Newton as Farming Futures launches a free guide to wind energy for farmers and land managers.
Read more | Comments (0) | February 03 2010
Stop your money going down the drain
CHECK your pipes now or risk losing money down the drain, urges DairyCo extension officer, Chris Coxon.
Read more | Comments (0) | February 02 2010
Free guidance on waste issues
A FREE web-based guidance tool for waste issues has been launched this week, in response to claims farmers are still struggling to understand waste compliance.
Read more | Comments (0) | February 01 2010
"It is vital farmers plan ahead and invest for the future" - says NFU spokesman and uplands farmer Will Cockbain
Read more | Comments (0) | January 12 2010
Recycling regulations for bale wrap and other farm films
DEFRA has launched a consultation on setting up collection and recycling networks for producers of farm films or Non Packaging Agricultural Products (NPAP) - such as silage bale wrap, crop cover, mulch films and bale twine.
Read more | Comments (0) | January 11 2010
Farmers offered new green funding deal
FARMERS will get financial help to invest in energy-saving equipment and slash their energy bills by a total of £4 million, and 25,000 tonnes of CO2 annually, using interest-free loans from the Carbon Trust, Environment Secretary Hilary Benn announced this week.
Read more | Comments (0) | December 24 2009