NFUS Announces Future Farmer Award Winners
SCOTLAND - Two enterprising and determined young farmers have been named as winner and runner-up in the 2011 Future Farmer Award.

Pigs Perfect the Art of Greener Living
UK - Pigs in Northumberland will soon be heating their own home thanks to a state-of-the-art anaerobic digester which converts their waste into green energy.

Harper Adams Pioneers Bioreduction of Pig Carcases
UK - Researchers at Harper Adams University College are hoping to develop a new method of on-farm storage and bioreduction that can be used in the disposal of fallen pig carcases.

Keep Updated on Cockle Park's Anaerobic Digester
UK - BPEX has launched a photo diary so progress can be followed on a new farm-scale anaerobic digestion (AD) unit being installed at the University of Newcastle.

Work Commences on Harper Biodigester
UK - Work starts this week on a £3m anaerobic digester at Harper Adams University College's Shropshire campus.

Realising the Potential of Anaerobic Digestion
UK - Climate Change Minister Greg Barker and Environment Minister Lord Henley yesterday jointly chaired an Anaerobic Digestion Round Table with industry.

Anaerobic Digestion: Future of Renewable Energy?
UK - Across Europe there are more than 4,000 anaerobic digester plants, but only some 25 of those are in the UK.

NFU CONFERENCE - Farming for the Future
UK - Food production should be on the front pages of all political agendas, not a footnote to them - this was a key message from the president of the National Farmers Union, Peter Kendall, writes ThePigSite...

NFU Responds to Interview on 'Saving the Planet'
UK - The NFU has issued a statement in response to yesterday's front page story in The Times, where Lord Stern of Brentford said, "Meat is a wasteful use of water and creates a lot of greenhouse...

Pig Farm Receives Grant to Reduce GHG Emissions
SCOTLAND, UK - A Scottish pig farm has received a grant to turn manure into electricity as part of a new government scheme to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from farming.

Environment Information Hub for Producers
UK - Tackling environmental issues from fallen stock to climate change is at the centre of a one stop on-line shop for UK pig producers.

NFU AGM REPORT - New Task Force for Pig Industry
UK - The British government is to set up a new task force aimed at securing the future of the UK's pig meat industry.

Anaerobic Digestion Boost to Energy Production
UK - The Environment Agency's decision to revise its regulatory position on the waste status of anaerobic digestate produced from farm-based inputs is a victory for common sense and a welcome boost to...

Value of Manure: Both Fertiliser and Biofuel in NI
NORTHERN IRELAND - Manures produced by housed farm livestock in Northern Ireland are a valuable resource both as a plant fertiliser and as a source of renewable energy.

Power from pig waste project wins CDM approval
UK - An innovative series of projects that generate electricity from pig waste in Mexico have been approved under the Clean Development Mechanism.