Planting at the IBERS Hub Site, Aberystwyth
April 27, 2023
Over 2000 trees and cuttings planted by hand in a single day - a record so far for the #BiomassConnect hub sites, and these numbers don't include the Miscanthus that was planted first.
Biomass Connect Hub Site Updates – February 2023
April 26, 2023
Biomass Connect has now collated the February 2023 updates from most of our Hub Sites. We have published these within the Hub Site Updates and they can also be accessed […]
Hub Site Update – SRUC Edinburgh – February 2023
April 26, 2023
February 2023 The weather has been quite wet, but the site isn’t too boggy. We expect to be able to get on to spray in the next couple of weeks. […]
Hub Site Update – SRUC Ayrshire – February 2023
April 26, 2023
February 2023 It has been extremely wet. So wet, the ground is almost like quick mud. Nearly lost a welly! It will be several weeks before it has a chance […]
Biomass Connect will be at the EIPWales event – Gregynog Hall 5th May
April 26, 2023
Biomass Connect team members will be at the upcoming European Innovation Partnership (EIP) Wales and Farming Connect event: Welsh Farmers – Embracing New Ideas. EIP Wales have funded 46 on-farm projects […]
Hub Site Update – AFBI Hillsborough – February 2023
April 26, 2023
February 2023 We have sprayed the grass with glyphosate, where there was multispecies sward, we’ve sprayed with Glyphosate and Doxstar. We are looking to plough and cultivate next week to […]
Hub Site Update – Rothamsted Research – North Wyke – February 2023
April 26, 2023
February 2023 Extending the plough area for miscanthus varieties experiment guards. Not done yet. Ground conditions are improving by the day so possibly next week. Spraying. Still too cold. Will […]
Hub Site Update – BGI Chesham – February 2023
April 26, 2023
February 2023 Weather has been mild and dry, wetter weather is forecast. The fencing contractors have completed deer fencing. Willow and poplar harvesting, and data collection is ongoing (BioForce Lot […]
Hub Site Updates – IBERS Aberystwyth – February 2023
April 26, 2023
February 2023 The trial areas for the grass species that were left as furrows have dried well and should easily be workable by April assuming we don’t get significant unexpected […]
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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