James wrote: >Hi all, you can view the green taxing proposals by David Millband to Gordon >Brown as was leaked to the UK press over weekend here... > >http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/10/29/umemo.xml > >Here's a proposal on aggriculture (p5 para 16) that cought my attention... > >"To offer enhanced capital allowances for precision farming equippment - >devices that allow farmers to tailor crops and soil management to the exact >conditions within each field, reducing their environmental impact". >I wonder what he's on about here? >James
I've just been reading through a call for research proposals by the European Commission, 7th FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME (http://ec.europa.eu/research/future/index_en.cfm) There is one specifc call that relates to this ( light equipment, ICT and robotics - which I guess will fall in the category for 'enhcnaced capital allowances'): COOP-2-1-4-03: The farm of tomorrow Call: KBBE-2007-1 The farm of tomorrow will take account of Europe`s ecological and cultural diversity, will be non-uniform, will built on technological, social and economic innovations and a variety of research outputs. The specific main issues facing the farm of tomorrow are: New models of farm material flow management, based on on-farm or local integration of closed-cycle processing facilities (energy, food/non-food raw materials, bio-refining). Energy efficient cultivation with light machinery (avoiding soil compaction), precision farming, and robotics are important components, considering special requirements for high value markets, like organic agriculture. Integrated technologies and ICT tools are needed to make cost efficient compliance with standards (public and private) an integral part of farm operations. The multifunctional European farming model delivering public goods (environment, landscape, social functions) in an efficient way needs research support to integrate, assess and quantify these services and linkage (e.g. rural tourism) to the rural economy. Funding scheme: Small collaborative project /Coordination and support action Expected impact: The project will increase competitiveness of farming in less protected markets, will increase viability of rural areas and improve competitiveness of the European farm machinery industry. -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ . _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/