The National Sheep Association (NSA) is urging a review on the impact energy grant structures are having on the countryside, which the group says is "disproportionately incentivised".
The organisation has concerns over the pressure anaerobic digestion (AD) plants and large-scale biomass burners place on the sheep sector - and says the current extreme weather has further exacerbated the situation.
Comment: Wiki:
Anaerobic digestion is a collection of processes by which microorganisms break down biodegradable material in the absence of oxygen. The process is used for industrial or domestic purposes to manage waste or to produce fuels.
Phil Stocker, NSA Chief Executive explained: "Forage stocks were completely used up during the harsh winter we experienced, but instead of being able to rebuild stores, the dry weather means sheep farmers are already using winter feeds to sustain flocks due to a shortage of grass.
Comment: This story just demonstrates just how disconnected from reality globull warming 'science' really is. While farmers suffer crop losses and lower yield due to harsher winters, wetter springs and summer drought, with many resorting to slaughtering their animals due to lack of feed, demented global warmists are burning feed to produce a minimal amount of power, which is probably one of the most inefficient and wasteful uses imaginable. However food prices are already rising and it won't be long before a consumer backlash puts an end to such insanity:
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- Erratic seasons and extreme weather devastating crops around the world
- Ice Age Farmer Report: Grand Solar Minimum - Billion € crop losses, grow zones shifting
- 70% crop losses due to extreme weather in Australia
- Cold sweeps the Southern Hemisphere, major crop damage
- Hail nets for global crops, strange La Nina and record cold North America
- Hail damage to croplands in South Dakota so immense it can be imaged from space
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