Future Farming
The greater of dairy farming
Baby cow photo by:https://www.google.ca/search?q=dairy+farming&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi1hej2_5PNAhVj7oMKHcAJB80Q_AUIBygB&biw=1280&bih=899#imgrc=XYOtM3I8jQ4OgM%3A
Blogged by: Emma F.
06.06.2016
Rising energy costs and environmental concerns are causing dairy farmers to after their management practices. More and more dairy farmers across canada and the world are starting to farm green. Dairy farmers are starting to implant windmills, solar panels, and even energy efficient light. Dairy farmers are now trying to save the enviroment and make our world of agriculture a better place. Dairy farming has slowly been developing a healthy way to create and use energy. It is becoming more and more popular to use solar panels and windmills as a cost- effcient way to create energy and cheaper!
On an average dairy farm with a head of 60 cows, a dairy farm uses around 180 kw a day. A wind turbine creates 16,000 kW on an average day. One solar panel creates 200 watts of energy on an average day. 5 solar panels create around 5 kWH a day.1000 watts is one kW.
Solar panel photo by: https://www.google.ca/search?q=dairy+farming&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi1hej2_5PNAhVj7oMKHcAJB80Q_AUIBygB&biw=1280&bih=899#tbm=isch&q=dairy+farming+with+solar+panels&imgrc=XMKM67cfbkgIfM%3A
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