The Farmers Mart Dec-Jan 2020 - Issue 66 | Page 51

FARM BUILDINGS & EQUIPMENT 51
• DEC/JAN 2020
RIDBA Publishes Third Edition of
the Farm Buildings Handbook
THE third edition of The Farm
Buildings Handbook has now
been released.
The Farm Buildings Handbook
is published by the Rural &
Industrial Design & Building
Association (RIDBA) and is an
invaluable information source
for anyone involved in farm
construction.
The third edition of the
Handbook supersedes the
second edition published in
February 2013. The latest edition
includes updates and additional
items, in order to better reflect
current best practice and
changes in technology.
We recommend this book to
farmers, estate managers, con-
tractors, designers and anyone
involved in agricultural con-
struction who may not have
the complete knowledge of
the requirements involved, for
example, how much space to
allow livestock and how much
waste stock produces. The
book offers the reader a range
of relevant information and
data that can be used to help
plan, design and potentially
specify a new farm building or
facility.
The latest edition of the Farm
Buildings Handbook covers all
aspects of farm construction,
from planning through to fit-out
of all types of buildings, with
sections including legislation
and regulations, construction
technology, buildings for
livestock, storage and machin-
ery as well as other areas for
diversification. The book aims
to be a guide for what needs to
be considered when planning a
farm building from asbestos and
the Construction (Design and
Management) Regulations (CDM)
to energy supplies and slurry
storage.
RIDBA would like to acknowl-
edge the original contributors of
The Farm Buildings Handbook
along with Jamie Robertson
(Livestock Management Systems
Ltd) and Mike Bennett (Bennett
& Co. (Crop Storage Engineering)
Ltd) for their contribution
to the latest edition. RIDBA
also extends its thanks to the
Agriculture and Horticulture
Development Board (AHDB)
whose contribution has been
invaluable.
Copies of The Farm Buildings
Handbook can be purchased
on the RIDBA website for £14.99
(plus postage).