Foston Development
Planning Application - CW9/0311/174
Having identified a suitable site, situated next to Foston Prison, Midland Pig Producers is seeking planning permission for a pig farm with an associated biogas plant.
Leading pig production company Midland Pig Producers (MPP) is currently seeking planning approval for 30 acres of land adjacent to Foston Prison, Foston, Derbyshire, to develop a pig farm with an integral biogas plant to generate environmentally friendly energy.
This is potentially one of the most exciting developments in farming for many years, already hailed as the next Agricultural Revolution. If planning permission is granted, the site will inextricably link agriculture and environmentally-friendly power generation in a move that will bring further prosperity to the rural economy in the area.
It will also bring employment opportunities, both on-site where it is anticipated that nearly 20 jobs will be created and throughout the local area as associated contracts are fulfilled.
When complete, it is planned that the site will house 2500 sows and offspring in a state of the art unit, producing 1000 pigs a week for sale.
Smell
Managing Director Martin Barker explains: "The new farm incorporates the very latest technology to remove the pungent aroma asociated with pig production. The system includes three methods of filtration eliminating the possibility of the ammonia and associated strong-smelling gasses escaping into the atmosphere".
About Midland Pig Producers
Midland Pig Producers (MPP) is one of the largest pig production companies in the UK, producing over 100,000 pigs each year from six farms and employing over 100 people.
MPP has been at the forefront of environmental research, having the first covered slurry lagoon in the country in addition to providing facilities to the Government to conduct scientific research into ammonia emissions, which now are used to set industry standards.
MPP is part of an internationally recognised Quality Assurance scheme, which includes independent quarterly veterinary inspections to aid achievement of the highest animal welfare conditions.
MPP has representatives on many of the industry’s leading steering groups, including British Pig Health Scheme, National Pig Association and the British Pig Executive steering groups. In addition, MPP’s managing director is a member of the Farm Animal Welfare Committee (FAWC) - an expert panel which advises the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) – as a leading independent expert.
Leading pig production company Midland Pig Producers (MPP) is currently seeking planning approval for 30 acres of land adjacent to Foston Prison, Foston, Derbyshire, to develop a pig farm with an integral biogas plant to generate environmentally friendly energy.
This is potentially one of the most exciting developments in farming for many years, already hailed as the next Agricultural Revolution. If planning permission is granted, the site will inextricably link agriculture and environmentally-friendly power generation in a move that will bring further prosperity to the rural economy in the area.
It will also bring employment opportunities, both on-site where it is anticipated that nearly 20 jobs will be created and throughout the local area as associated contracts are fulfilled.
When complete, it is planned that the site will house 2500 sows and offspring in a state of the art unit, producing 1000 pigs a week for sale.
Smell
Managing Director Martin Barker explains: "The new farm incorporates the very latest technology to remove the pungent aroma asociated with pig production. The system includes three methods of filtration eliminating the possibility of the ammonia and associated strong-smelling gasses escaping into the atmosphere".
About Midland Pig Producers
Midland Pig Producers (MPP) is one of the largest pig production companies in the UK, producing over 100,000 pigs each year from six farms and employing over 100 people.
MPP has been at the forefront of environmental research, having the first covered slurry lagoon in the country in addition to providing facilities to the Government to conduct scientific research into ammonia emissions, which now are used to set industry standards.
MPP is part of an internationally recognised Quality Assurance scheme, which includes independent quarterly veterinary inspections to aid achievement of the highest animal welfare conditions.
MPP has representatives on many of the industry’s leading steering groups, including British Pig Health Scheme, National Pig Association and the British Pig Executive steering groups. In addition, MPP’s managing director is a member of the Farm Animal Welfare Committee (FAWC) - an expert panel which advises the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) – as a leading independent expert.