Download or read book Energy-smart farming written by Emeritus Professor Ralph E. H. Sims and published by Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing. This book was released on 2022-05-17 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprehensive assessment of global agricultural on-farm energy costs, such as lighting and ventilation systems, operation and maintenance of farm machinery, as well as water and irrigation management Explores the development of alternative, renewable energy systems, such as agrivoltaics, biomass heat technologies and anaerobic digestion for producing biogas from organic waste Considers the practical application and implementation of energy-smart farming technologies in crop and livestock production, presenting case studies on energy-smart dairy, pig and poultry farming