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Big benefits from slurry with a micro AD plant

A Somerset dairy farm is the first to benefit from a small-scale, slurry-based anaerobic digestion (AD) plant to help cut energy costs

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A new Micro Ad Farm from BioFactory has been installed at Elliscombe Farm in Somerset, helping to cut energy costs
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A new Micro Ad Farm from BioFactory has been installed at Elliscombe Farm in Somerset, helping to cut energy costs

Energy costs are high on the agenda for most livestock farms, but renewables could offer a solution. Electricity and heat from slurry At Elliscombe Farm near Wincanton, Laurence Wadman has invested...

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