Space technology to help farmers cut costs and ammonia

24-01-2019 | |
Space technology to reduce ammonia. Photo: Roel Dijkstra
Space technology to reduce ammonia. Photo: Roel Dijkstra
A team of UK scientists are applying technology developed for space research to help tackle the amount of ammonia that the farming industry releases into the atmosphere and try to make farming more efficient. Agriculture is a vital multi-billion pound industry for the UK, but faces challenges with the ever-increasing demand for food and dwindling land resources. To meet these challenges and remain competitive, farmers have had to intensify production with increasing reliance on chemical fertili


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