Thursday, 18 July 2019
Round hay bales in a field
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by Oli Coe

Sustainability compliance is far from just another hoop

It’s easy to think of sustainability compliance as just another hoop you need to jump through to get your Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) payment for your biomass project. Most RHI participants probably view it as an annoying inconvenience.
Thursday, 16 May 2019
Two chimneys releasing smoke into the sky
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by Jenny Beynon

UK has first coal-free week for a century

Read our top five energy related news stories from the last couple of weeks. Energy is always in the news in one way or another, from renewable energy technology advancements and the latest from the ‘big six’ energy suppliers to advancements in energy saving and sustainability. In this blog, we
Thursday, 02 May 2019
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by Jon Swain

Energising energy – what next?

Against a background of volatile energy prices, changing energy policy and diminishing government incentives for renewables. What opportunity does energy hold for farmers and growers?
Tuesday, 30 April 2019
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by Jenny Beynon

Storm Hannah arrives in the nick of time

The rain has come just at the right time for anyone thinking about planting Miscanthus this spring. With record breaking temperatures in February and over Easter and wall to wall sunshine, farmland was starting to become worryingly dry. Farmers and gardeners across the UK were metaphorically doing
Tuesday, 16 April 2019
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by Jenny Beynon

New energy suppliers face 'fit and proper' testing

Read our top five energy related news stories from the last couple of weeks. Energy is always in the news in one way or another, from renewable energy technology advancements and the latest from the ‘big six’ energy suppliers to advancements in energy saving and sustainability. In this blog, we
Thursday, 04 April 2019
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by Max Knowles

TRIAD dates and reductions to future rates

The TRIAD dates for the 2018/2019 winter season, have now been published by National Grid. The dates are:
Wednesday, 27 March 2019
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by Jenny Beynon

Coal is on the way out

Read our top five energy related news stories from the last couple of weeks. Energy is always in the news in one way or another, from renewable energy technology advancements and the latest from the ‘big six’ energy suppliers to advancements in energy saving and sustainability. In this blog, we
Tuesday, 12 March 2019
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by Jenny Beynon

Join us at BeerX UK 2019

We are excited to be heading to the ACC Exhibition Centre in Liverpool for SIBA’s BeerX UK on Wednesday and Thursday this week. BeerX is the UK’s largest independent craft brewing trade show and is open to SIBA member and non – member breweries alike, as well as representatives from brewing
Thursday, 07 March 2019
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by Ed Hardy

Soft Fruit growers control your climate

GrowSave’s second workshop specifically for Soft Fruit was held on 27 February at New Forest Fruit. The focus of the day was Climate Control, which incorporated aspects of humidity and temperature control, as well as CO2 dosing.
Thursday, 21 February 2019
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by Jenny Beynon

Energy: The alternative income stream

What a fantastic two days we had at the NFU Conference this week. Around 1500 farmers descended on the ICC in Birmingham for the NFU Conference 2019 to reflect on the importance of farming and food production in these challenging times.

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