Planting at North Wyke by Miscanthus Nursery Ltd.
May 31, 2023
Miscanthus Nurseries Planting at North Wyke May 2023

Here in West Devon the first half of May was cool and damp. Spring arrived mid-Month, and the ground at North Wyke Farm quickly began to crack, as the partially waterlogged clay dried and baked hard in places, hard enough at last to get the tractor into the field without wrecking the soil structure.

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Biomass Connect will be at ‘Cereals – The Arable Event’
May 24, 2023

Biomass Connect team members will be attending the upcoming Cereals Event on Tuesday 13th and Wednesday 14th June.

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Biomass Connect visit to BIFoR FACE
Mature Oak Woodland

The Biomass Connect team recently visited the Birmingham Institute of Forest Research Free Air Carbon Dioxide Enrichment Facility (BIFoR FACE) at Staffordshire. A research facility investigating the impact of increased atmospheric carbon dioxide on forests. This research facility is dedicated to understanding how forests respond to the rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

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The Planting Continues at the Biomass Connect Trial Sites
May 22, 2023
Trial Plots
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Biomass Connect Exhibiting at Three Major Shows
May 19, 2023

Biomass Connect is intending to exhibit at three prominent upcoming events in the agricultural industry. The organisation will be showcasing its information and services at the highly anticipated Cereals Event, the renowned Royal Welsh Agricultural Show, and the prestigious Agroforestry Show.

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Biomass Connect visit Western Bio-Energy
May 10, 2023

Biomass Connect team members recently visited Western Bio-Energy in Port Talbot South Wales, to find out more about this dynamic biomass-to-energy generation plant.

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Biomass Connect Hub Site Updates – March 2023
Biomass Connect Hub Site Updates

Biomass Connect has now collated the March 2023 updates from most of our Hub Sites. The reports this month include an overview of progress to date at each site along […]

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Hub Site Update – Newcastle University Cockle Park Farm – March 2023
May 05, 2023
Biomass Connect Hub Site Updates

March 2023 – Overview of progress to date Remedial ground-work The arable site was in good condition. Baseline sampling took place after the winter wheat harvest and no specific remedial […]

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Hub Site Update – BGI Chesham – March 2023
BGI 30th March - glyphosate application on 4th March worked well

March 2023 – Overview of progress to date Remedial ground-work There was a bespoke plan for BGI as the site had not been in management for ~5 years and successional […]

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Hub Site Updates – IBERS Aberystwyth – March 2023
Site still very wet in March 2023

March 2023 – Overview of progress to date Remedial ground-work The grassland site was in good condition ahead of taking management control in the summer. Grazing of the grassland continued […]

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