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SUMMARY:Biomass Connect Demo - Biomass Crops for Integrated Land Management
DESCRIPTION:Biomass Crops for integrated land management – Demonstration event\nAFBI Hillsborough\, Large Park\, Hillsborough\, NI\, BT26 6DR.\n28th September 2023\n \n \nCome and join Biomass Connect and AFBI for an afternoon learning about biomass crop cultivation and how biomass crops can be integrated into existing land management systems\, for maximum benefit. \nThe event will focus on research into approaches for effective utilisation of biomass crops\, for reducing factors such as nutrient runoff and will explore their potential as an alternative energy source\, which could be used on-farm to improve farm business efficiency. \nAll are welcome – please register to book a place. We look forward to seeing you there! \nProgramme\n13:30   Convene\, tea & coffee \n14:00 Introduction and talks \n\nBiomass Connect – introduction and overview (Will Stiles/Mark Needham)\nOverview of AFBI research into willow species management uses (Chris Johnston\, AFBI)\nWorking with Biomass Crops (Callum Williams\, AFBI)\n\n15:00 Crop tour: field walk\, including: \n\nEnergy centre visit\nBiomass crop experiments (diffuse pollution management)\nDifferent biomass crop comparisons\n\nThe field “walk and talk” will be a fairly informal affair including commentary from the above speakers along with Mike Cooper from Miscanthus Nurseries who will be on hand to impart his 25 years’ worth of knowledge growing and marketing Miscanthus from his 2000 acres of farmland and a further 3000 acres he manages for other growers. \n16:00 Q & A – Wrap up\, final thoughts \n16.30 Finish/networking\n\n				Register Here\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			 \n 
URL:https://www.biomassconnect.org/event/biomass-connect-demo-afbi/
LOCATION:AFBI\, Hillsborough\, Large Park\, Hillborough\, Northern Ireland\, BT26 6DR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Demo Events
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