by Gunnar Larsen | Mar 25, 2023 | Energy measures, Author bio, Front page, Green plants
The greenhouse was built and put into use in 2007. It has a total floor area of 3,000 m2. Half of the area is used for plant production. The rest of the area consists of a construction hall, designed for the landscape gardeners, as well as common rooms such as changing rooms, sanitary facilities, classrooms and...
by Gunnar Larsen | Mar 24, 2023 | Energy measures, Author bio
Together with NTE, WEN Energy, Norsk landbruksrådgiving and Trøndelag county council, we have built an integrated solar cell system of 192 m² on our dairy cow barn. Power that is produced is delivered to the greenhouse and provides light for the Mære tomatoes. The tomatoes are grown from this year...
by Gunnar Larsen | Mar 24, 2023 | Energy measures, Author bio, Front page
Our ambition is to approach zero emissions from our farm operation. Through close collaboration with various knowledge communities, we will in the coming years work towards zero emissions both in buildings, in terms of energy use, measures in the barn and measures out in the fields. Mære is a pilot area in ZEN (Zero Emission...
by Tove Hatling Jystad | Mar 24, 2023 | Energy measures, Author bio
For a year, farmers at Innherred have run their tractors on renewable diesel. They have participated in a field test of renewable diesel. The farmers' experiences together with motor oil samples have been an important part of the project "Clean renewable diesel in agriculture". The project's...
by Tove Hatling Jystad | Mar 23, 2023 | Energy measures, Green plants
With LED lights in red and blue colors placed between the tomato plants in our greenhouse, the yield of tomatoes increases. Primarily because the tomatoes get bigger. Half the tomato department has intermediate lighting in addition to traditional lighting from the roof and harvested tomatoes on both...
by Gunnar Larsen | Mar 23, 2023 | Energy measures, The zero emission farm
Commissioned by Trøndelag county council, AsPlan Viak has produced a report with advice on how Mære agricultural school can use and produce energy to approach the goal of a zero-emission farm. The report also has concrete examples from farms in the district. The work is...
