Apsley Farms

[@ArchersView]

Excellent video, well put together, a great talk with a well articulated & knowledgeable nice guy!👍

[@Grassmen]

Ed loves it. To chat with someone so passionate for what they do in life is one of the reasons we love what we do at Grassmen.

[@jakehamilton8992]

Grassmen, your videos are class and as a boy from Northern Ireland himself, you all really inspire me to get out there and farm. Thank you.🚜

[@andrewjohn7952]

Wonder what his missus’s thoughts are with his obsession of “getting the job done quicker” haha Great video and what magnificent set up this guy has

[@upthereds4939]

There’s a man with his head screwed on ! Great video lads 🚜💨💨

[@Grassmen]

He has his homework done that is for sure.

[@tonymckeage1028]

Great Video Guys, thanks for sharing

[@ciarancullinane]

Great set up..very knowledgeable guy .. very honest and straight about his business and how it runs

[@Grover91]

I live not far from Apsley. Nice to see the operation. 👍👍👍

[@jage803]

A really good video with great machines. Regards Jan

[@Grassmen]

Thank you

[@paddypoolfc3579]

Great work grassmen . Brilliant video.

[@Grassmen]

Cheers mate.

[@BrendanDunne94]

Great video, very informative and that is one smart bloke!

[@Grassmen]

He has defo done his research.

[@kilcool01]

Great video and a very interesting farm

[@james5327]

Nice guy clearly knows his business and guys very well, get the impression hed be a good boss, hard work but good work

[@nemphis95]

Such a nice guy. Love him.

[@mauricecahill3385]

Fantastic vid folks!!!

[@duncantaylor2301]

I enjoyed this story was very good very interesting 👌😎👍🇦🇺

[@Grassmen]

Thank you

[@stephenlunt4451]

Yes l like the new gas station it was very good nice to watch l in joy your new fast track. 8330. Very nice. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@Grassmen]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed 😊

[@stephenlunt4451]

Your very welcome. Thank you

[@MattHuey]

Man love the JCB 🚜🚜 there sweet!!! love too work on that operation!!💯😂👍

[@redstihl9027]

I've been there a couple of times it's awesome

[@chrisday6809]

How much diesel is all this set up using?

[@JonDingle]

A huge amount, so glad I don't have that fuel bill.

[@Grassmen]

Realistically a lot.

[@JonDingle]

@@Grassmen l suppose it depends on what we are comparing when it comes to guzzlage (a new word l just invented as an alternative to consumption).

[@jasondavies4887]

How is that being green? How much fuel are they burning to produce that peoduct compared to the energy they are getting out of it. Might as well hook all the tractors up to generators.

[@nemphis95]

You have no idea how much a biogas produces, do you?

[@sheldonplaysbongos7655]

I suppose your siding with electric and tell me what is burned in the makings

[@Chieftain7530]

Doesn't matter to them if it's green or not at the end of the day, the government subsidies are where the money is at. The carbon and methane capture seem like big positives for this particular setup though which not all plants seem to have, this will greatly reduce the environmental impact that is associated with a normal digestor at a guess.

[@adjustablehammer3749]

As long as they are making money who cares

[@AntonysRegen]

Excellent video, brilliant business too!

[@45assult38]

just wondering what are they harvesting at 18:15

[@OLIVERENTERPRISESEST]

Barley

[@diggerdave.6587]

17.10 red kites, lovely to see them.

[@51schmitty]

This was cool to see and learn

[@Grassmen]

Extremely cool.

[@a85_7a_4]

It’s crazy saw apsley and then went on KZbin and never knew that they were on grassmen

[@thegreatoutdoors7340]

For the field work and road haulage would Unimogs be an option?

[@TARGET4103]

Fascinating video.

[@juku619]

That background song is from Farming Simulator 🤔

[@moneenagrivideos6207]

I hear that there are 40 farmers in Ireland doing hemp, it is used for cbd oil but can also be used for hempcrete (7 times stronger than concrete), hemp plastic, and hemp paper. Ye could do a vid on the harvest whenever it's on

[@Grassmen]

There is a lot of interest in hemp for the CBD oil. It's still pretty much in its infancy. I am aware of certain overseas interest and some potential research and development that could come to Ireland. We would certainly love to be a part of it as and when it happens.

[@shaunweston3769]

That’s some set up 😍

[@Grassmen]

It's very professional that's for sure.

[@jolo2064]

Great job👍🏼

[@kieransibley3222]

You guys should go and visit Rockscape in North Lincolnshire

[@JonDingle]

Impressive stuff but one has to ponder does it have a future for other installations? The main concern being crops being used for fuel instead of food. The fieldsbeing harvested are obviously great for crops compared to fields elsewhere in the UK so we could end up importing food to make up for what we are burning to keep the lights on. It's a tricky juggling job but I don't think it would be a good business model if the subsidies get knocked back like the government did with wind energy when they cut it down from 12p to 2.2p. That along with planning restrictions increasing and investor being scared off killed the onshoe wind industry overnight.

[@Grassmen]

Not meaning to be funny here but I guess only time will tell. Farmers in all EU countries are fairly reliant on SFP for survival. I understand that the UK are no longer in the EU and lots of things may vary. Farmers will seek out diversification that suits their land and circumstances and ultimately pays them the most. That's just my we thought on it.

[@JonDingle]

@@Grassmen I agree. farming is going to change and diversification is the key. We need the power in the UK so onshore wind needs to come back so there is more local generation and more local charging points for electric vehicles as they become more common. So, energy in one form or another is one way but buring food for fuel will get very political as the population is increasing at 500,000 a year in the UK alone. We need food and energy and when either runs out trouble will run in!

[@benpattinson1]

DingleZilla all fair points. But basically if food prices or food production prices change enough to justify it, there is still plenty of land that can be used efficiently to either produce that food or energy crops. No ones going hungry.

[@JonDingle]

@@benpattinson1 I think you are missing my point and just so we are in alignment, I never said anyone is going to go hungry. There are many ther things to factor in, those being importation costs, animal welfare of foreign meats, environment care of foreign cereals and pulses and where land that is not currently for arable production in the UK you have to look at local climate (It may not be suitable to crops in every part of the UK even if the land is), soil types, soil depth and it might sound silly but the season length. I am not complaining, just making discussion. There isn't an easy solution to energy or food needs so it needs to discussion at all levels and that should be welcomed and made in good manner as we are here.

[@agrarfilmersassenburg2554]

Cooles Video 👍 cooler JCB Fastrac

[@Grassmen]

It is cool to be fair. Thanks for the feedback

[@amandadixon4090]

love the videos

[@Grassmen]

Thank you

[@stephenlunt4451]

l love this one 👍👍👍👍

[@michaelcard9288]

Wow great video

[@Grassmen]

Thank you

[@lbrparthur4311]

Great vid as usual pleas can you do more of these sorts of vids pleas

[@farmerfuller87]

Fantastic!!

[@thefattyfarmer6087]

Love it grassmen!

[@Grassmen]

Thank you.

[@7810ftw]

some money put in to that job awesome to see !!

[@Grassmen]

Absolutely no expense spared.

[@rcmast3rtract0rking]

Serious setup

[@stevehucker7170]

Interesting big stuff,so my question is red diesel or white is this still agriculture

[@neilhatch7932]

Allowed to use red when handling the crop, but technically you have to use white when moving the digestate..

[@pauleng883]

Does this generation setup survive without the subsidy?

[@redstihl9027]

He gets the subsidy, started before they stopped it

[@shshsbzhd4425]

I see u daggerwin viewers

[@hsagri69]

That's some outfit. What's ur opinion on the new type jcbs. Seam to be getting a good reputation if nor a little dear

[@Grassmen]

Genuinely live the concept. Would love to try one.

[@lllllRBlllll]

These guys seem like they have all the numbers so I wonder what the energy in vs energy out ratio is once you factor in all the diesel and plastics and stuff they're using.

[@padraigtaylor8333]

This man is a money making machine. He knows his shit fair play

[@padraigtaylor8333]

So he obviously pays more for crop than local mill??

[@chadtheartist5081]

Nice insight. I've always wondered what an all-biogas farm looks like.

[@michaeloconnor9631]

Where’s this farm?

[@redstihl9027]

Apsley farms, near Andover, Hampshire.

[@Ocagri18]

Where they based

[@redstihl9027]

Near Andover, Hampshire

[@sirbeardoftheshire1993]

Interesting stuff

[@donkeydanfarmingvids1493]

Thats is some goin. There must be alot a stress in that farm

[@Grassmen]

Indeed it's a very very busy farm. The accuracy displayed and attention to detail is awsome to watch.

[@nzagrilife9440]

Really interesting video Grassmen. How green is biogas and could it be a way to make energy in the future?

[@ScreamMnky]

Be safer taking all the diesel their burning a put it in a generator

[@tdolan500]

The green element is coming from the carbon sequestration of the crops, they take in a lot more than the generators put out. Add exhaust gas scrubbing and you get a green process.

[@OLIVERENTERPRISESEST]

You guys always use farming Simulator music????

[@ryanbellew1009]

Class video ass always

[@vishalchauhan3900]

Location

[@FIAT-TURBONewHolland]

Digestate slurry rocket fuel love it

[@Grassmen]

There is a bit of power to it alright

[@stephenlunt4451]

Love you tractor trailer.

[@farmingyear3972]

Hi love video good work your one how start me in do my own channel farming year thank you for Thant it was the best thing I ever done so thank you gassmen

[@Grassmen]

Congrats on your channel. Regards Donkey and Team

[@damienmoloney3880]

5:11 hi-spec compactors all the way

[@Grassmen]

Damien we must try and get a look at one sometime soon.

[@damienmoloney3880]

@@Grassmen I know the man who makes them he's me neighbour John kennedy

[@stephenlunt4451]

Very good tractor trailer

[@MienTayTiVi]

Super tractor

[@stephenlunt4451]

Good one. l like to work for you on tractor trailer. 👍

[@diggerdave.6587]

I would like to work for that guy.

[@fin4204]

Reminds me of Neal McDonough

[@thornielandini3762]

I was living then deeres

[@evaldsandin5964]

This tractor make the cars look very small

[@5er593]

I think wood or wood pelets are beter option

[@davidw4970]

Change the Scanias to Ivecco Stralis Natural Power. Close the loop.

[@matthewshaw3718]

That seems like a lot of effort and money to turn oil into electric

[@bunnywarren]

@America But how much more efficient is it than directly burning the diesel that powers the machines to make electricity? They are making gas using renewable crops way but doing so uses non-renewable oil to process it, i.e. it's impossible to call it "green" without the efficiency figures.

[@gacikpl]

LOL. For 1MW plant you need a lot of fuel. he said is running all the time so i guess 90% time in the year is about 8000h. So for year you need 8000h*1MW=8000MWh, 1 MWh is 3600MJ so wy have 8000MWh=28 800 000 MJ given 36 MJ/L for diesel, we have 800 000 liters of diesel per year but for efficiency 50% we need 1 600 000 L of diesel. I have no idea how much oil they need to operate all tractors and equipment but 1,6 mil l of diesel is a lot.

[@stephenlunt4451]

have nice Jcb

[@johnclaffey7218]

None of this business makes any sense. The diesel usage and man power cancels out any gains. A subsidy driven industry that can’t compete like for like.

[@Grassmen]

As we said earlier. Only time will tell going forward. Lots of changes on the horizon for sure. But subsidies are relied upon in both sectors so I guess we just have to spectate in the interim.

[@silage6920s]

John you may think it’s this way but in fact it’s not, I’m currently getting my degree in this sector and AD plants are my focus .. they are a very very profitable business when managed correctly. Not only do these plants create electricity which can be sold to the grid, they also produce liquid and solid fertilizers which can be sold also. Animal bedding is another of the bi-products and these plants can be fully self sustaining as this one seems to be. A great idea that I’ve seen here in my country which the owner who’s name I can’t remember says in this video he doesn’t do is put waste in them. Some people over here that had contracts within local councils and were paid to take away municipal waste were putting this municipal waste into the digestir creating electricity and the fertilizers, so they were being paid to take away the waste and then were using to waste to create products which could be sold and some use OSR which is pressed to create a cake & and oil which as you may know . Is then used to make diesel which runs their tractors and Lorrys ... so in a sense printing money 😉 high initial starting capital is the only drawback I see.

[@johnclaffey7218]

SBNT18 what makes it so profitable?

[@silage6920s]

John Claffey A number of things John as with any business some will operate more profitable than others but in the case of that plant running off municpale waste, the owner is being paid by local comin old to remove the waste from waste water treatment plant and is then using that waste in the Difestory to produce the two kinds of fertilizer and electricity, so in a sense to make his product he doesn’t have to buy raw materials if that makes sense ? As in he’s paid to take the waste and the uses this to create the products, along with this what makes them so effective is if you speak to any arable farmer they will tell you one of the most expensive overheads in their business is the fertilizer they use to grow the crops, the energy farmers are creating their own fertilizer, as a bi-product to the process of anaerobic digestion .. so that overhead is taken from the picture.. the plants generally are fully powered by their own production- So if managed correctly and in the right areas with the right start up capital can indeed be extremely profitable, like anything though it’s a risk and everyday decisions are made that are risks and it’s a high stake industry- everything got to do with it is expensive! And as you’ve pointed out there is also government grants adding to this initiave

[@johnclaffey7218]

SBNT18 heavy metals from that waste makes food production unsafe in the future. These plants were originally proposed as a way of dealing with human waste. But crops produced more gas. PTO driven generation cuts out most of the steps. If this was done it would be abandoned for proper gas powered plants. One of the biggest plants in the UK was audited. Net energy production was very small. Plus it created huge traffic in small towns and villages. There were also a couple of major spills that destroyed rivers. I think the entire process is ridiculous. One farm profiled in Profi magazine showed just how much of the business was subsidy driven. The only way it can be paid for is with higher energy prices and redirecting tax money. The big scarcity scares were all bogus. The world is awash with oil and gas. Plus there is not a shread of proof CO2 is the climate control knob.

[@nicolamckenna5297]

Thst is my mam

[@nicolamckenna5297]

That

[@greenenergy9969]

Grassmen i love your videos, but Carbon and black smoke . dinosaur way of thinking, Time you got green like the grass u cut. Don't fail on nature

[@nigelclats6970]

But very enjoyable apart from that.

[@euanmagee4939]

First

[@nigelclats6970]

Stop with the music,we aren't all 12 yrs old guys.