(image courtesy Alastair/Wesson)

Digestate from anaerobic digestion (AD) is a valuable fertiliser for crops but can also represent a pollution hazard to both soil and the air. This workshop will consider the issue from the viewpoints of policy makers, operators and farmers and showcase some new technologies that might provide a solution for farmers as well as new value streams for AD operators. The event is followed by an optional networking lunch.

Programme:

09:30 Coffee and Registration

10:00 Introduction to the BioVale AD SIG – Elspeth Bartlet (BioVale)

10:10 The regulators viewpoint – Iain McDonell (Environment Agency)

10:30 The Catchment Sensitive Farming Initiative – Jonathon Skidmore (Natural England)

10:50 New ammonia extraction technology – Bart Bonsall (TCBB Resource)

11:10 Coffee break

11:30 Ammonia emission reduction at Copys Green Farm – Stephen Temple (Copys Green Farm)

11:50 Making the most of digestate – John Crooks (Agri-Industry Solutions - UK Veenhuis Importer)

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12:10 Q and A/Discussion

12:30 Networking lunch