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We have many exciting projects here at Mære, all with a common goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture.
AsPlan Viak has created a report with advice on how Mære Agricultural School can use and produce energy to approach the goal of a zero-emission farm.
Can the production of raw gas on several farm facilities with the transport of raw gas to upgrading facilities be an alternative to large biogas plants with ...
In the pig house at Mære we are conducting trials with new FORMAT concentrate feed for lactating sows on behalf of Felleskjøpet Agri and ...
The pig's need for protein decreases as it gets heavier, overfeeding with protein is bad economics and contributes to climate emissions. To get good ...
Experiments conducted at Mære, as part of the research project "Griseløftet". The goal of the project is to achieve even better animal welfare in Norwegian ...
The milk needs to be cooled and this heat energy can be recovered and used to preheat drinking water and tap water. Requires some more equipment and thus ...
Diesel consumption on the farm comes from driving tractors or combine harvesters. It can also be used for heating, but we are not looking at that here. ...
Extra meadow year in the rotation Renewal of meadow is an energy-intensive and expensive process. It is desirable to include other crops in the rotation before it ...
The cow has four stomachs and chews its cud, and it is this characteristic that causes cattle to release methane. This is a natural process in nature that ...
Forest fuel is logs, branches, tops, bark and whole trees. Firewood has traditionally been the most important fuel from the forest. In recent years, it has ...
Straw can be used for bedding, fodder, and for the production of bioheat. The use of straw as bioenergy has been increasing in recent decades. Many farmers ...
This is a project managed by Norsvin, the company responsible for pig breeding in Norway. The goal of the project is to find characteristics ...