In the first of its kind, a new exhibition called the Farm Energy Event will be held at the Newark Showground, Nottingham, on November 25, this year. The event will deal specifically with farm energy use, ways to save it, equipment to reduce its use and ways to generate it.

With costs at an all-time high, energy is now a major item on the agenda of the farming industry. This will be the first event to allow farmers and growers to look at real practical solutions, as well as the latest technology available to help cut energy costs and reduce carbon emissions.

Exhibitors will be offering products and advice to help farmers and growers to be more energy efficient, to save them money and follow best practice in their business.

The event will look at agricultural applications for renewable energy, biofuels, and non-food crops. Visitors will be able to see first-hand the opportunities for diversification into energy crops, the generation of energy on-farm and recycling of valuable resources.

Key areas will cover energy efficiency and benchmarking, the most efficient conventional equipment and control systems, waste recycling, and anaerobic digestion and biogas, as well as energy supply and management - to name a few.