Grant application process simplified as plans make headway – July update
PERFORMANCE Grant applications continue to increase as livestock programme plans on cattle, sheep, pig and poultry farms reach fruition - for Round 5 / June deadline there were 129 applications submitted
Read more | Comments (0) | July 26 2010
ADAS scientist urges government to address 'peak phosphate' risk
PROFESSOR Brian Chambers (ADAS Head of Science - Environment) warns that rapid rollout of anaerobic digestion plants is needed to address looming shortage of crucial fertiliser.
Read more | Comments (0) | July 22 2010
ADAS resource efficiency delivered for farms
RESOURCE efficiency is about managing a business’s resources, energy and water in order to minimise waste.
Read more | Comments (0) | July 19 2010
Prioritising resource efficiency on farm
THE benefits of renewable energy generation are perfectly apparent and incentives to adopt these technologies with the introduction of the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) make the opportunities even more commercially attractive.
Read more | Comments (0) | July 06 2010
Performance Grants - April Update
PERFORMANCE Grant applications are on the increase as more livestock programme plans on cattle, sheep, pig and poultry farms reach fruition.
Read more | Comments (0) | April 23 2010
FEATURE ARTICLE: Tips to reduce dairy energy consumption
IMPROVING Resource Efficiency on farms in the North West is another of the Livestock Programme’s key themes.
Read more | Comments (0) | April 16 2010
Re-think your energy efficiency and renewable energy options
THE UK dairy industry’s first independent guide to using environmentally friendly renewable energy sources has been published by Morrisons in collaboration with AFMP dairy farmers and experts from Newcastle University.
Read more | Comments (0) | April 12 2010
Grants for farm waste power
THE government has unveiled plans to offer grants to farmers to help England become a world leader in anaerobic digestion and renewable energy.
Read more | Comments (0) | March 26 2010
Farmers switched-on to renewable energy
A SERIES of thought-provoking meetings on the renewable energy options available to farmers have proven popular in Cumbria.
Read more | Comments (0) | March 23 2010
New maps to reveal potential hydropower hotspots
ENVIRONMENT Agency project uncovers hydropower opportunities in the North West.
Read more | Comments (0) | March 17 2010