Keep fuel secure

With energy costs rising there’s never been more emphasis on making sure stocks of liquid fuel such as diesel are used efficiently and stored securely.

And it is the latter that’s likely to cause most producers a headache.

Farm diesel and heating oil tanks are prime targets for petty theft and these have also become the subject of tighter pollution controls.

Suppliers suggest these new controls – included as part of a risk assessment for IPPC on some holdings – mean like-for-like replacements of traditional steel tanks are becoming uncommon.

Farmers Weekly (U.K.)