Published - 24 December 2020 By Christine Barsha (Sustainability Victoria) and Liz Hamilton (Agriculture Victoria) Dairy energy audit in Gippsland Dairy energy audit was an eye opener for Clydebank farmers Wilco Droppert and Sandra Jefford knew that their dairy farm energy bills were high, but … Read More dairy, energy efficiency, Gippsland dairy, solar Case Studies, Energy Efficiency, Energy Farming, Energy Options, Livestock, Solar
Published - 24 December 2020 By Christine Barsha (Sustainability Victoria) and Liz Hamilton (Agriculture Victoria) Energy savings for Tatura tomato grower Rising labour and energy costs, combined with a reduction in produce pricing, led Tatura Fresh General Manager, Jon Murphy, to engage an energy auditor to … Read More bioenergy, closed cropping, greenhouses, protected cropping, solar, Tomatoes Bioenergy/ Biofuels, Case Studies, Energy Efficiency, Energy Options, Grants, New Technologies, Opportunities, Solar
Published - 8 December 2020 By Dom Murphy and Tim Johnston, Meredith Dairy Meredith Dairy – Innovations in Renewable Energy Walking the sustainability talk In 1991, when Sandy and Julie Cameron changed their farming operation from wool production to focus on sheep dairy products, neither of … Read More bioenergy, biomass, cheese, dairy, goats, Meredith, sheep, solar Bioenergy/ Biofuels, Case Studies, Energy Efficiency, Livestock, Solar