by Patrick Sjoberg | June 12, 2024 | Business case, Author bio
Fibergrow® is a growth medium based on wood fiber from Norwegian spruce. Fibergrow® has a low climate footprint, and with small changes in the cultivation strategy can be used in the same way as known substrates. Fibergrow is supplied as loose fiber or mats, and is manufactured by Hunton...
by Berit Fix | Sep 25, 2023 | Biochar, Author bio, R&D, Domestic animals, Methane reduction, The zero emission farm
We are constantly working to reduce greenhouse gases here at the Zero Emission Farm on Mære. One of the experiments carried out in this field concerns biochar and animal manure. We asked ourselves: Can we make a cover of biochar in the livestock manure warehouse and thus reduce...
by Marianne Hovin | March 30, 2023 | Blue-green investment, Author bio
Exciting collaborative project A blue-green collaborative project with NOK two million in support is well under way at Mære agricultural school and Val high school. The blue-green project is briefly about a collaboration with Val upper secondary school and Val R&D...
by Gunnar Larsen | Mar 25, 2023 | Energy measures, Author bio
At Mære, three solar cell systems have been installed on the roof; the suckling cowshed, the dormitories and the stables. The facility at the suckling cow barn is a roof-integrated facility. The solar cells form an integral part of the roof itself. In the dormitories, the solar cells are placed on top of the existing roof. The facility at...
by Tove Hatling Jystad | Mar 25, 2023 | Biochar, Author bio, Carbon storage
Some of the country's leading researchers on soil carbon, soil microbes and biochar were presenters at the webinar The secrets of soil carbon - about carbon sequestration, biochar and R&D on 3 June 2020. We wanted to show what we know and what we don't know about how we can sequester more.. .
by Tove Hatling Jystad | Mar 25, 2023 | Author bio, Carbon storage
In the brochure Our soil and carbon storage, we will take a closer look at the organic material in the soil, and the importance it has for building up a fertile soil. Increased carbon storage in agricultural soil is considered an important climate measure both nationally and internationally. Increase in...
