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1 Scotland.png (2538 bytes) Scotland Arbigland Estate
Arable & Beef
  • Conservation & land management.
  • Precision & Integrated farming.
  • Resource management (optimisation of inputs organic manures, water recovery, recycling).
 426KB
2 Scotland.png (2538 bytes) Scotland The Ryes
Beef
  • On-farm biogas plant.
  • Integrated farming techniques.
  • Energy efficiency (building lighting & insulation, dairy equipment).
  • Resource management (optimisation of inputs organic manures, water recovery, recycling).
  • Conservation & land management.
 599KB
3 Scotland.png (2538 bytes) Scotland Barrasgate Farm
Arable, Beef & Sheep, Energy crops
  • SR willow coppice.
  • Conservation & land management.
  • Energy efficiency (building lighting & insulation).
  • Resource management (optimisation of inputs organic manures, water recovery, recycling).
 479KB
4 France.png (2084 bytes) France Champ Farm
Arable
  • Energy efficiency (optimisation of machinery use).
  • Resource management (optimisation of inputs organic manures, water recovery, recycling).
  • Conservation & land management.
  • Integrated farming techniques.
 613KB
5 France.png (2084 bytes) France Le fouesnard
Dairy & Field Cropping
  • Energy efficiency in dairy.
  • Conservation & land management.
  • Integrated farming techniques.
  • Resource management (optimisation of inputs organic manures, water recovery, recycling).
  • Manipulation of livestock diets.
 477KB
6 France.png (2084 bytes) France Ferme de Grignon
Experimental farm - Field cropping, Dairy & Sheep
  • Energy efficiency in dairy and other farm buildings.
  • On-farm biogas plant.
  • Staff training.
  • Resource management (optimisation of inputs organic manures, water recovery, recycling).
  • Conservation & land management.
  • Integrated farming techniques.
 412KB
7 Poland.png (2142 bytes) Poland Stefaniank Farm
Cereals, Potatoes & Pigs
  • Energy efficiency in piggery.
  • Improved resource management.
  • Some precision farming techniques.
  • Conservation & land management.
 546KB
8 Poland.png (2142 bytes) Poland Siechnice Horticultural Production
Glasshouse crops
  • Energy efficiency in glasshouse.
  • Drip irrigation also delivering nutrients.
  • Biological pest control.
  • Hydroponics.
 448KB
9 Poland.png (2142 bytes) Poland Kozolandia Farm
Goats, Dairy
  • Energy efficiency in buildings.
  • Re-use of whey in livestock feed.
  • Water efficiency.
 512KB
10 Poland.png (2142 bytes) Poland Dlugosz Farm
Arable and sheepfont
  • Energy efficiency in buildings.
  • Re-use of whey in livestock feed.
 554KB
11 Italy.png (2100 bytes) Italy Cotti Farm
Dairy, Arable & Tomatoes
  • Soil & land management.
  • Soil nutrient management plans.
  • Energy efficiency in farm buildings.
  • Resource management (organic manure use, water recovery/recycling, recycling).
  • Plans to install a photovoltaic plant for farm energy use.
 626KB
12 Italy.png (2100 bytes) Italy Sartori & Bianchi Farm
Pigs, Feed & Tomatoes
  • On-farm biogas plant.
  • Soil nutrient management plans.
  • Upgrade of slurry management system.
  • Resource management (organic manure use, water recovery/recycling, recycling).
  • Manipulation of pig diets.
 501KB
13 Slovenia.png (2377 bytes) Slovenia Žgajnar Organic Farm
Dairy, Sheep, Goats, &Arable
  • Energy efficiency activities (livestock buildings & machinery).
  • Soil nutrient management plans.
  • Waste management (recycling & reuse).
  • No synthetic nutrients or pesticides.
 466KB
14 Slovenia.png (2377 bytes) Slovenia Zamet
Cattle, Agricultural services
  • Soil nutrient management plans.
  • Waste management (recycling & reuse).
  • Energy efficiency activities.
 382KB
15 Slovenia.png (2377 bytes) Slovenia ZIPO Lenart, d.o.o.
Cattle and cattle feed
  • Energy efficiency activities (livestock buildings & machinery).
  • Soil nutrient management plans.
  • Waste management (recycling & reuse).
 517KB
16 Hungary.png (2099 bytes) Hungary Szekszius Farm
Horticulture, Cereals
  • Water efficiency.
  • Optimisation of crop nutrition.
  • Experimental field.
 445KB
17 Hungary.png (2099 bytes) Hungary Gyuricza Farm, Gödöllo
Arable, Oilseeds
  • Energy efficiency.
  • Optimisation of crop nutrition.
  • Experimental field.
 530KB
18 Hungary.png (2099 bytes) Hungary István Balla Farm, Karcsa
Arable, Oilseeds
  • Energy efficiency.
  • Optimisation of crop nutrition.
 429KB
19 Hungary.png (2099 bytes) Hungary Lovasbereny Agricultural Cooperative
Mixed
  • Energy efficiency.
  • Waste management.
  • Soil and nutrient management.
 303KB
20 Hungary.png (2099 bytes) Hungary Poti Farm, Gödöllö
Livestock
  • Livestock diet manipulation.
  • Manure and slurry storage.
 391KB
21 Germany.png (2366 bytes) Germany Agrargenossenschaft
Arable, Dairy, Horticulture
  • Anaerobic digester.
  • Solar panels feeding national grid.
  • Energy efficiency activities (livestock buildings & machinery).
  • Farm water well.
  • Conservation tillage and optimisation of field operations.
 448KB
22 Germany.png (2366 bytes) Germany Milchhof Blumenthal GmbH / Ökologischer Landbau Hammer GmbH
Mixed
  • Biogas plant and solar panels.
  • Energy efficiency activities (livestock buildings & machinery).
  • Conservation tillage and optimisation of field operations.
  • Bird conservation area.
  • Water conservation.
  • Wind erosion prevention programme.
 582KB
23 Hungary.png (2099 bytes) Hungary Agra-Beta Farm, Birkamajor
Cereals and oilseeds
  • Energy cropping.
  • Weather stations to improve weather predictions and climate data.
 422KB

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