Dairy harnesses heat from cow muck to produce energy on-farm

An intuitive approach to sustainable energy use has seen Jonny Crickmore and his family install a unique system to harness energy for their dairy farm, raw milk, cheese and butter making diversifications. Hannah Park finds out more.

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Dairy harnesses heat from cow muck to produce energy on-farm

An intuitive approach to sustainable energy use has seen Jonny Crickmore and his family install a unique system to harness energy for their dairy farm, raw milk, cheese and butter making diversifications....

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