New Media Resources
Welcome to the Biomass Connect new media resources centre, which will grow to showcase a range of videos and podcasts related to biomass feedstock performance, agronomy, economics and environmental benefits; as well as innovations between policy academia and industry.
Latest Videos
Kerrie Farrar – Miscanspeed Project
In this presentation given at the Biomass Connect Showcase on 7th November 2024, Kerrie Farrar outlines the Miscanspeed project.
Ian Shield – Accelerating Willow Breeding and Deployment Project
In this presentation given at the Biomass Connect Showcase on 7th November 2024, Ian Shield outlines the Accelerating Willow Breeding and Deployment (AWBD) project.
SRC Willow for Riparian Protection to Reduce Nutrient Run-off
Introduction to the AFBI Project using willow strips as biofilters to improve water quality.
Latest Podcasts
Reed Canary Grass
This audio file talks you through Reed Canary Grass (Phalaris arundinacea L.) as a biomass crop.
Soil Organic Carbon Audio
This Audio File explores the effect of planting biomass crops on Soil Organic Carbon (SOC).
Biomass Connect on the BBC
BBC Three Counties Radio speak to Steve Hunt, Operations Manager at the BGI Chesham Hub Site and William MacAlpine from Rothamsted Research about the Biomass Connect project.
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Latest Webinars
Webinar 9 – Plan Bs – How to turn it around when something goes wrong
When you are managing a perennial biomass crop with a 20 year+ lifetime, it is unlikely that it will all be plain sailing. There’s a lot that can go wrong: […]
Webinar 10 – Biomass Crops: Hemp and Poplar
Biomass Crops – some interesting alternatives: Poplar and Hemp This webinar will provides the latest developments in two exciting land use options: Poplar and Hemp. The presentations give a quick-fire […]
Webinar 8 PowerPoint Slides
Webinar 8 contained a number of slides with detailed, complicated information on them and due to time constraints we had to skip over these relatively quickly. A number of people […]
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Latest E-learning
Continuous Cover Forestry
Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF) avoids clearfelling and creates sustainable diverse forests which reduces risks posed by climate change and biotic threats.
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Agroforestry
Agroforestry is ‘farming with trees’, it includes the integration of trees on farmland and the use of agricultural crops and livestock in woodlands and offers the opportunity for multifunctional land […]
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