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State-of-the-art egg producer finds new energy savings opportunity in sheds
Read More... they have incorporated several sustainability strategies on-farm, including: installing a state-of-the-art cage production system; ... including front-end loaders and other materials-handling equipment and bays," says Bede Burke. Glenwarrie also actively monitors the ...
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Heat, light and waste are the key areas of energy savings for a small poultry facility
Read More... to costly LPG, the owners of Stratheden Glen poultry farm are implementing or considering initiatives including a lighting upgrade ... the total energy consumed at Stratheden Glen and 50% of the farm’s total energy costs. Stratheden Glen’s energy profile ... optimisation device that will improve the life of his equipment and permit it to run more efficiently. He has contacted his ...
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Switching off the grid and switching on to solar delivers big returns for an artesian trust bore near Moree
Read More... profile; it is used to power tractors, harvesters and other farm vehicles. Without major irrigation pumps, electricity use is mostly ... residences along with that required for lighting and equipment used in the sheds. As Moree becomes very hot during the summer ...
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Upgrading energy systems delivers cost savings for Wagga Wagga mixed-farming operation
Read More... systems responsible for much of the energy consumed on the farm. Scott has reviewed the farm’s energy baseline and examined ways of ... river pumps and other loads are now on ToU tariffs, this equipment is still not controlled by timers. As Scott puts it, this is because ...
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Aerators and water quality are the focus of energy savings for a Central Coast yabby farmer
Read More... of his weekdays working in an office and drives up to the farm for weekends. You could call David a hobby farmer, but many others who ... quality), and optimising the aerator set-up (individual equipment versus one large air compressor to service the aerators in each ...
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Energy efficiency supports the viability of a family-run dairy near Wagga Wagga
Read More... rather than twice daily, which may necessitate operating the farm as a feedlot with additional sheds and pens. This will change the nature ... farm, the McCures have decided to upgrade their main milking equipment. The upgrade will accommodate more cows, and more milk per cow. The ...
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Australia’s biggest organic winery halves power bill
Read More... its waste stream management; in 1999: federal government Farm Innovation Grant enabled it to upgrade the operation’s infrastructure, ... use. “As with all wineries, large refrigeration equipment can run mostly unmonitored all year round,” Davidson explains. ...
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Solar PV delivers a 10-20% reduction in energy costs to Northern Rivers piggery
Read More... an integrated solar PV and battery storage system on-farm, but expect this to be more cost-effective in two years, by which time the ... the ingenuity of most farmers and their interest in re-using equipment that may otherwise lie rusting away in paddocks. A conversion to ...