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Thursday 5th
March 2009 Orton Hall Hotel, Peterborough
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Annual spring seminar Pumping money down the pipeline Energy costs for irrigation increased substantially in 2008. Costs are now falling back but for how long? Farming is under pressure to reduce carbon and water ‘footprints'. So what should you be doing to reduce energy costs and prepare for the new sustainability challenges? Come and listen to the experts, how they see the future of energy, how you can reduce your energy bills, and what alternative energy sources are feasible. This conference is primarily aimed at farmers, growers, amenity and sports professionals who wish to reduce their irrigation energy costs and plan for a sustainable future. |
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09.30 |
Registration and coffee |
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10.00 |
Welcome and introduction Chairman: James Dodds CarbonZeroConsulting |
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10.05 |
2.7mb A perspective of UK energy use, future UK energy policy, and its impacts on farming. |
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10.35 |
0.7mb What lessons can we learn from other agri-business sectors? |
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11.05 |
Coffee break |
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11.30 |
0.7mb How can we reduce energy consumption and the costs of irrigating? Should we consider switching to more energy efficient technologies? |
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12.00 |
0.7mb How are farmers responding to energy issues and planning ahead? |
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12.30 |
Lunch and trade stands |
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13.30 |
2mb The pump is only about 20% of the full cost of pumping – the rest is energy. So how can you get the best out of your pumping system? |
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14.00 |
0.7mb You can improve your energy use efficiency but you can also displace your current source with alternatives. What are the options and are they cost effective? |
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14.30 |
0.8mb We are familiar with carbon foot printing, but what is ‘water foot printing’, how do we measure it, and what exactly does it mean to farmers and consumers? |
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15.00 |
Question time |
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15.15 |
Chairman’s concluding remarks. |
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15.30 |
Tea and depart |
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09 30 |
Registration and coffee |
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10 00 |
Welcome and Introduction |
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10 10 |
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10.40 |
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11 10 |
Coffee break |
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11.40 |
Those who grow crops indoors in the UK are already well advanced with water audits and automatic watering systems. Christopher explains how this is done, the experience with audits and what lessons there may be for outdoor cropping. |
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12.10 |
Some growers are already auditing their irrigation water use. Nolwenn explains how this is being done and the challenges facing growers on what to measure and how to do it. |
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12.40 |
Lunch |
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13.40 |
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14.30 |
Peter will critically assess current technologies and practices in Europe to see how they can help to improve water use efficiency on the farm. |
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15.10 |
Can benchmarking help? Martin Burton, Director ITAD Water Martin is the co-author of a book on Irrigation and Drainage Performance Assessment and he will argue that benchmarking is one way of assessing irrigation performance based on recent experience from Australia. |
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15.40 |
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16.10 |
A round-up and summary of the day Tim Jolly, Roudham Farms |
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16.20 |
Chairman’s concluding remarks. |
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16.30 |
Tea and Depart |
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