RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
We are committed to reducing pollutant emissions and enhancing energy efficiency in agricultural production. The generation of renewable energy from farm by-products and animal welfare are at the heart of our ethical production.
The main goal guiding Risaia del Duca’s work is the Protection of the Environment.
Objectives
Activities
Recovering organic matter from digestate to enhance soil structure
Practical technical days held in the field and in the barn
Reduced water usage for irrigation
- Separation of digestate into solid, liquid and dense fractions ;
- Application of the solid fraction before soil preparation;
- Use of the liquid fraction as top dressing
Fertigation through surface application and hose irrigation
“Smart” irrigation
Scientific collaborations
UNIFE e UNIBO
Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Technologies, Universities of Ferrara and of Bologna
As part of the project:
“Zeolite Rain: Innovative technologies for the recovery of ammoniacal nitrogen from animal effluents”
UNIBO
Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Technologies, University of Bologna
Industrial PhD Programme
Animal Welfare
CRPA
Animal Production Research Centre
Outreach articles and in-field technical days
Azienda Agricola Risaia del Duca Società Agricola a r.l. Società Benefit Via Dogaro, 1019 – 41038 San Felice sul Panaro (MO) ITALY | Registered office: Strada Degli Schiocchi, 12 – 41124 Modena VAT No. 03787520364 – R.E.A. MO – 417776 – Share cap. € 10,000,000.00 f.p.