The month of June has been another busy one at the Biomass Connect Demonstrator Hubs. Things have dried out so catching up with weeding, mowing and spraying has been possible at all sites.
- Sida, reed canary grass and switchgrass have been planted/sown in the perennial grasses demo plots.
- Various crops have been gapped up and those previously gapped up are starting to grow at most sites.
- An SRF Italian poplar trial has been planted at the site in Ayrshire.
- The Rothamsted Research team have carried out site inspections at some sites. Comments from their reports are included in the individual demonstrator hub updates.
As usual, there are links to updates from the demonstrator hubs below for you to see what has been happening around the country.
Demonstrator Hub Updates June 2024
- BGI
- SRUC (Ayrshire)
- SRUC (Edinburgh)
- North Wyke
- NIAB Headley Hall
- Newcastle University
- AFBI Hillsborough
- IBERS, Aberystwyth
The reports above include hundreds of photos. Here are just a few of them to give you a taste of what the sites looked like during June 2024.
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- 0.5ha SRC Willow
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- 0.5ha SRC Willow
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- Miscanthus Athena
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- SRC Poplar
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- Black Locust ‘Turbo’- Slug trails
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- 2024 Miscanthus Variety Trial
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- Willow Planter
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- 2023 Miscanthus Variety Trial
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- Miscanthus
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- Ladybird eating an Aphid on SRF Poplar
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- Wild flowers BGI down the bottom
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- Sida
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- SRF Alder
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- SRF Eucalyptus at IBERS, June 2024
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- SRF Eucalayptus
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- Miscanthus giganteus
