We headed up to Northern Ireland later in the week and visited Hillsborough and Greenmount research farms. At Hillsborough they have just installed a 600 tonne biodigester that runs off dairy effluent.We were also fortunate enough to stay with some previous Nuffield scholars and see their businesses. This is 'ladder farming' on the hill slopes.
This is a pellet mill that uses by-poducts such as straw, turns them into a pellet and uses the pellets for heating. An automatic dispenser ticks over all day feeds the fire. Not a bad system I thought.
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