New sheds offer precise airflow control

A farm energy firm has adapted technology more commonly found in cooling data server farms than broiler units, promising more precise environmental control and odour reduction, as Jake Davies discovers. New heat exchangers that manage air temperature with precision while scrubbing both ammonia and odour from expelled air are in operation at a south Shropshire farm. When H Timmis Farms, run by Rob Timmis, made plans for expanding its broiler operation from 200,000 to 300,000 birds last year, it