Poultry farmers urged to consider renewable energy
Renewable energy is a topic of discussion for poultry farmers, and Irish Farmers’ Association poultry chair Nigel Sweetnam has been the latest to join in on the debate. Sweetnam says that the current supports in place do not provide poultry farmers with a sufficient incentive to justify the upfront investment needed to install solar panels. A reverse metering system was suggested, whereby farmers could supply surplus electricity into the grid…
