How energy efficient is your farm business?

FARMERS NEWS

23 March 2010 • Mark Holmes

See how efficient your business is compared to similar businesses by using the new ADAS Energy Efficiency tool.

You will be able to see if you use a lot more energy than other similar businesses and if the gap is large whether ADAS may be able to help you save money.

Access the tool and then enter your energy use details and basic facts about your farm to get a report about how well your business performs compared to others. To access the tool Click here .

For more information contact resourceefficiency@adas.co.uk

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