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Biogas engine upgrade delivers 20% boost in power
5th August 2024
A 500kW biogas plant at Coston Hall Farm in Norfolk recently benefitted from an engine and control panel update from CHP support specialist Gen-C.
‘We rapidly need to see a clear, long-term vision for the sector’ – community responds to NAO report
30th July 2024
Farming communities have responded to the report from the National Audit Office (NAO) on the Farming and Countryside Programme that has recently been published.
AUG 2024
Exploring the rise of renewable energy opportunities
29th July 2024
A recent landmark conference saw industry experts give farmers advice on the routes into energy generation, storage, and transmission.
AUG 2024
PPAs: What are the options?
29th July 2024
F&S Energy specialises in providing PPAs to the agricultural sector, aiming to provide a route to market for smaller independent energy producers.
Wellington farmer given suspended prison sentence and £10k fine following slurry offences
23rd July 2024
A Wellington dairy farmer was given a suspended prison sentence and was ordered to pay £10,000 for allowing slurry to run into the Westford Stream.
Tesco trials methane-reducing feed supplement for dairy cows
23rd July 2024
Tesco has announced its partnership with a Cheshire-based farm to trial a methane-reducing feed supplement for dairy cows.
Conrad Energy and Belton Farm forge partnership to power sustainable cheese production
19th July 2024
Conrad Energy, a UK energy company that generates, buys, sells and manages energy, has announced the signing of a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Belton Farm.
Controversial Sunnica £600m solar farm to be built on Cambridgeshire-Suffolk border
16th July 2024
Controversial plans for a huge solar farm to be built on the Cambridgeshire-Suffolk border have just been approved by the new secretary of state for energy.
Welsh farm fined after 70k gallons of slurry was released into Ceredigion stream
8th July 2024
A family-run farm from the Ceredigion area of Wales has been found guilty of an environmental crime after the catastrophic collapse of their slurry store polluted local waterways. The farm owners were ordered to pay over £13,000 in fines.
JUL 2024
New woodland boosts biodiversity and bolsters community spirit
4th July 2024
Landowners Phil and Chelsea had been looking for the perfect woodland to buy – but the MOREwoods scheme by the Woodland Trust enabled them to plant their own instead.
Dorset Council considers buying dairy farm for rewilding
3rd July 2024
Farmers have expressed concern over the potential purchase of a dairy farm for a rewilding project by Dorset Council.
Welsh wildlife photographer fined for disturbing rare bird nest
2nd July 2024
A Welsh wildlife photographer has been fined for disturbing a honey buzzard nest without a licence.