Renewable energy the key ingredient

Prag, Peter

Renewable energy the key ingredient - 2005 - Farmland Market (64) Autumn 2005, 10-11(2) .

Asks whether renewable energy production and processes can provide an answer to the decline in farm incomes. Almost all means of creating renewable energy depend on a single factor: land. Examines wind, biomass, biogas energy sources from a land owner perspective. Gives examples of the alternative markets for UK crops as renewable energy materials. Concludes with a summary of the outlook for farmers as producers of home-grown energy.