In dit afstudeerrapport is gepoogd antwoord te krijgen op de vraag hoe innovaties om bodemdaling in het Groene Hart te reduceren in gang kunnen worden gezet. In het onderzoek is gekeken naar de mogelijkheden die er zijn om innovaties die als doel hebben de bodemdaling in het veenweidegebied te reduceren, …

The amount of biogas produced in agricultural areas is expected to increase. The increasing number of local and regional initiatives show the growing interest in decentralized energy production. In these new developments biogas can play a role, as a producer of energy, but also in balancing the electricity …

One of the issues concerning the replacement of natural gas by green gas is the seasonal pattern of the gas demand. When constant production is assumed, this may limit the injected quantity of green gas into a gas grid to the level of the minimum gas demand in summer. A procedure was proposed to increase …

Onderzoek op Haywold Farm in North Dalton in Engeland. Op het bedrijf was onduidelijkheid over de biggenvoeders die werden gevoerd aan de biggen in de zoogperiode. Omdat er een nieuw soort biggenvoer met een hoger melkgehalte op de markt is gekomen, ontstond op het bedrijf de vraag welk biggenvoer het …

City lab academy students will learn the farm-life by studying and working onsite

This study was conducted to examine and analyse the cost of producing 1 kg of milk between the Netherlands and Kenya. Whereas farmers work to better their profitability, they are faced with challenges in balancing their resources used in farm production and the end result of production. Due to this, …

The production of biogas through anaerobic digestion is one of the technological solutions to convert biomass into a readily usable fuel. Biogas can replace natural gas, if the biogas is upgraded to green gas. To contribute to the EU-target to reduce Green House Gases emissions, the installed biogas …

Designing a green gas supply to meet a regional seasonal demand: a case study.One of the issues concerning the replacement of natural gas by green gas is the seasonal pattern of the gas demand. When constant production is assumed, this may limit the injected quantity of green gas into a gas grid to the …

In this study, we recorded sound and behaviour from dairy cows by audio and video recordings. Four cameras and microphones were placed in a modern dairy farm in Herwijnen, The Netherlands. Three cameras and microphones recorded dairy cows, one camera and microphone recorded heifers between four and ten …

In een city farm optimaliseren we alle factoren voor zover we dat met de huidige stand van techniek kunnen. Relatief goedkoop is het regelen van de temperatuur, de luchtvochtigheid en het CO2-gehalte. Relatief duur is het aanbieden van de meeste efficiënte lichtkleuren in de optimale mix voor de hoogste …