Case Studies

Langmead Farms is located in the Chichester area and grows vegetables and salad crops. Irrigation is key to their business. It is the only way that...
Rob Seex: Focus on anaerobic digestionRob is a Gloucestershire dairy farmer, milking 110 cows on his 140 acre dairy. In 1993 he installed a 25 cubic metre anaerobic digestion system,...
Rob and Emma Harrison: Focus on small-scale renewablesRob and Emma diversified part of their farm in early 2009 to allow school children and other groups to visit the farm and learn about the...
Stephen Ramsden: Focus on wind energyLong before much of the farming world had acknowledged the benefits of renewable energy, Stephen Ramsden and his family took the plunge of installing...
Kemble Farms Ltd: Focus on anaerobic digestionDavid Ball is farm manager for Kemble Farms Ltd. In 2008 they completed the installation of a 300kW anaerobic digestion plant, which complemented...
James Barbour: Focus on soil managementFollowing the ban on straw burning in the early 1990s, Norfolk-based James Barbour was forced to transform the way he farms his soil. Using a unique...
Mike Horrell: Focus on Solar PVWhen Mike retired from dairy farming, he started making the famous Cornish Yarg cheese, which has a unique taste from being covered in nettles. In...
Tim Barton: Focus on biomass and energy cropsSince growing his first miscanthus crop nearly a decade ago, Tim Barton (pictured with his wife Carolyn) now uses its yield as a means of heating his...
Gareth Williams: Focus on solar PVGareth Williams runs a mixed farm in the Hereford countryside. After installing renewable energy on his own farm and realising the opportunities it...
Simon Taylor: Focus on ground source heat pumpsSimon and Jenny completed their new-build farmhouse in 2006. Their aim from the outset was to build a modern farmhouse, with maximum energy...
Michael Neeld: Focus on ground source heat pumpsMichael Neeld runs Comeytrowe Equestrian Ltd, a British Horse Society approved livery yard on the outskirts of Taunton. The farm also has five office...
Miles and Gail Fursdon: Focus on renewable energyMiles and Gail Fursdon created a micro-hydro system on their farm in 1995, using the power of the falling water to generate electricity. The...