Hub Site Update – Newcastle University Cockle Park Farm – September 2023
October 20, 2023
September 2023 – Hub Site Update The following crop observations were made on a site visit on 27th September 2023 Demo plot SRF Alder growth is OK – the plants […]
Hub Site Update – NIAB Headley Hall – September 2023
October 20, 2023
September 2023 – Hub Site Update The Biomass Connect project lead visited the Headley Hall site on September 13th. Here are some photos from her visit showing good plant growth […]
Hub Site Update – AFBI Hillsborough – September 2023
October 20, 2023
September 2023 - Hub Site Updates
Plot Observations
Alder
The SRF Alder is looking well. There have been a couple of casualties but on the whole it is looking good. Inter-row mowing has been carried out to control the grass.
A growers guide to short rotation coppice willow varieties for biomass
October 11, 2023
The Lot 1 Innovation project ‘Accelerating Willow Breeding and Deployment’ project led by Rothamsted Research has just released a 'Growers guide to short rotation coppice willow (SRCw) varieties for biomass’.
Biomass Connect Hub Site Updates – August 2023
October 06, 2023
Biomass Connect has now collated the August 2023 updates from our Hub Sites. The reports this month include an overview of progress to date at each site. Many of the […]
Hub Site Update – BGI Chesham – August2023
October 06, 2023
August 2023 Staff at BGI performed a comparison between the Black Locust Turbo planted for Biomass Connect against other projects on their site and believe that initial root growth may […]
Hub Site Update – Newcastle University Cockle Park Farm – August 2023
October 06, 2023
August 2023 – Hub Site Update In general, no post-sprays were applied to the Miscanthus area or other areas. The aisles between crops have not been sown with grass yet. […]
Hub Site Update – Rothamsted Research – North Wyke – August 2023
October 06, 2023
August 2023 – Hub Site Updates Access to the site has been fine since the ground dried out in May. A self-propelled trimmer has been used. Good at avoiding the […]
Hub Site Update – SRUC Ayrshire – August 2023
October 06, 2023
August 2023 – Hub Site Update The weather was a mixed bag for August. Generally warm and wet – very windy on several days. Observations from the different plant plots […]
Latest Information Resources
Presentation: Eddy Covariance
At our October Demo Event at Mysercough College, near Preston, experts from UKCEH and PBC4GGR provided live demonstrations of eddy covariance towers for monitoring carbon fluxes and led sessions on soil carbon testing and biodiversity monitoring.
Type: Presentation
Date: October 2024
Crop: All Biomass Crops
Keywords: Biomass Connect
Presentation: Craig Bothwell – Government Policy and Whole Farm Plans
At our October Demo Event at the Boghall Demonstrator Hub near Edinburgh, Craig Bothwell of SAC Consulting discussed Scottish Government policy on Whole Farm Plans.
Type: Presentation
Date: October 2024
Crop: All Biomass Crops
Keywords: Biomass Connect
Presentation: David Eadie – Woodland Creation Forestry Grants
At our October Demo Event at the Boghall Demonstrator Hub near Edinburgh, David Eadie presented on available forestry grants and the economic potential of biomass integration.
Type: Presentation
Date: October 2024
Crop: Woodland Crops
Keywords: Biomass Connect
Presentation: Sarah Erbanova – Carbon Literacy
At our October Demo Event at the Boghall Demonstrator Hub near Edinburgh, Sarah Erbanova focused on industry upskilling and carbon literacy to address the challenges of achieving net-zero carbon emission
Type: Presentation
Date: October 2024
Crop: All Biomass Crops
Keywords: Biomass Connect
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