Securing the next farming generation

Against a backdrop of reduced government funding and increasing energy costs, the Allen family at Halves Farm near Huntingdon needed to take action in order to secure their future as farmers.

They chose to diversify beyond purely agricultural operations, and had two EWT DW54-500kW wind turbines constructed at their farm.

The wind turbines are making best use of available land to harvest a free, readily available natural resource in order to produce renewable electricity. They help to offset Halves Farm’s carbon footprint and provide a stable source of alternative income via the sale of the electricity to the local grid network, supplementing revenue of their farming operations. As a result of the turbines’ installation, Halves Farm is now able to operate in a more environmentally and financially sustainable manner. The Allens can carry on their family’s farming tradition, safe in the knowledge that their business’ long term financial viability has been secured.