The new purpose-built sheds for 32 000 chickens, designed to produce 10.5 million eggs per year for Tesco, are a huge investment but also give part-time employment to local labourers and technical engineers. However, by June 2022 Llŷr was worried: “Despite using state of the art technology to reduce ammonia emissions by 90% by drying the muck and cleaning the air coming out of the shed, this type of farming still isn’t great for the environment and our costs are rising.” Due to many factors, costs continue to rise in 2026.
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