Agricultural Student Opportunity
Calling all agricultural students! Are you interested in the Net Zero challenge and the role that biomass crops have in meeting these targets? If so, then read on. Envirocrops is […]
What effect does planting biomass crops have on soil carbon?
Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) is formed from the interaction of ecosystem processes such as photosynthesis, respiration and decomposition of SOM. Soil carbon provides the benefit of enhancing soil quality which is essential to sustain and improve food production, increase supply and quality of water, enhance biodiversity, and reduce atmospheric CO2. For these reasons, planting biomass crops help to improve soil quality, provide resilience to physical soil degradation and help mitigate climate change.
Biomass harvesting and willow varieties – Biomass Connect Demo Event
Come and join us for an afternoon learning about biomass crop harvesting and willow variety options at IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
The event will focus on harvesting approaches for willow and miscanthus crops, and an overview of the research undertaken between IBERS and Rothamsted Research into varieties of willow for biomass production.
Harvesting SRC Willow in Norfolk
The Biomass Connect project has been given the opportunity to proceed with a willow Short Rotation Coppice (SRC) harvest at a trial site at Easton College in Norfolk. There are […]
IBERS Hub Site
IBERS Biomass Connect Hub Site. December 2022. Ground prepared ready for planting. The video shows the North Easterly field of the hub site that will have plots of Short Rotation […]