A FAMILY farm is hoping renewable energy will help secure its future for the next generation. Roy and Jayne Rowden have worked Newlands Farm at Blackawton as a poultry farm for more than 20 years. When two of their sons joined them in the business, they looked at ways to diversify. The 50-acre farm already has solar panels on its domestic buildings and workshops and a biomass boiler to heat the buildings and chicken houses. Now, following planning permission, the family has installed a 50kw wind turbine. The controversial proposal was given the green light by South Hams development management committee earlier this year despite concerns from objectors that the 112ft structure would be an eyesore.

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