FEATURED NEWS

27 January 2010

Resolutions and responsibility

Whilst our own New Year resolutions might not have made it this far, Corporate Social Responsibility means that the resolutions we make as organisations and businesses need to be more far reaching and sustainable. Within ADAS, we’ve focussed our attention on energy efficiency, recycling and renewable energy.

25 January 2010

ADAS leads Demonstration Test Catchment project

Defra together with the EA has recently announced that ADAS is to lead a major collaborative research programme in one of three sentinel Demonstration Test Catchments in England (Hampshire Avon) to monitor the potential of sustainable on-farm mitigation methods for improving water quality and ecology as part of the EU Water Framework Directive.

27 January 2010

What's on the horizon for energy and renewable energy?

Is it possible to have 2020 vision? We've had a look at the changes to energy, waste recyling and renewable energy that might occur over the next decade. We’ve also made some maps to illustrate what these changes could mean for the landscape of the UK.

LATEST NEWS

09 February 2010

New developments in veterinary vaccines

Infectious disease is still the most important veterinary problem in farm animal medicine. While there are vaccines available for many diseases in man and animals for some diseases it has...

04 February 2010

What’s new to help nitrogen decisions in spring 2010?

ADAS scientists have brought together new and topical information to help farmers make correct nitrogen decisions this Spring. The full text of the advice can be downloaded below this article...

03 February 2010

ADAS A+ competition winner

When A+ was launched a competition was set up for all new registrants. We are pleased to announce that the competition winner was Malcolm Wooldridge from Scottish and Southern Energy...

02 February 2010

Ground Source Heat Pump Feasibility study

ADAS Energy consultants recently conducted a feasibility study on installing a GSHP at a greenhouse nursery based in Evesham. The recommendations were that a GSHP would reduce the nursery's energy...

27 January 2010

Bats in the Landscape

New planning guidance means it is no longer simply a case of surveying for bat roost sites in buildings and trees: planners are now looking for the protection of bats...