Rural Roundup - 3. Unsung Heroes – Park Farm: Dairy Technology (Robots & Solar PV)

Welcome to this special episode of the Rural Roundup, one of a six-part series called “Unsung Heroes”. On this episode Calum Johnston visits Glen Neilson at Park Farm Dairy where they discussed introduction of Solar PV. Through speaking to Glen it was clear to me that on his family’s dairy farm, their unsung hero is technology – whilst introducing solar PV was a substantial upfront investment, the ability to run the dairy, the bottling plant, and in future make a good financial return by selling into the grid- from a shed roof that otherwise wasn’t doing anything, is a benefit to the farm, the business, and the environment.

Later in the episode James Orr an Agricultural Advisor with a special interest in the carbon footprint of livestock systems tells us more about this Unsung Hero, the benefits, the things to know if you’re considering it, and the positive impact it could have on your farm or croft, and on the planet!

Thanks for joining us for this special episode of the Rural Roundup. Check out the other five episodes of the Unsung Heroes series, all available to listen wherever you normally do, right now!

If you’d like to get in touch or find out more about anything we discussed in the Podcast, head to the show notes.

This episode was presented by Calum Johnston, produced by Kerry Hammond and edited by Cameron Waugh, in association with the Scottish Government.

Related FAS Resources

Technical Note (TN682): Solar Photovoltaics (PV)

Renewables FAQ's | Helping farmers in Scotland

Farm Scale Renewables Energy Guide

Improving Energy Efficiency on the Dairy Farm | Information helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service

Robotics: An Insiders Guide to Starting out with AMS Webinar

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