IBERS Demonstrator Hub Miscanthus Harvest 2024
April 25, 2024
A selection of photos from the recent Miscanthus harvest at the IBERS Demonstrator Hub.
The Miscanthus x giganteus was cut in the middle of March and then baled earlier this week using a round-chopper baler.
Low Carbon Agriculture Event Showcases Biomass Innovations
March 12, 2024
The recent Low Carbon Agriculture Event held at Stoneleigh, was a busy and fruitful two days for enthusiasts and practitioners in biomass production. Attendees found the Biomass Connect stand to be a hub of technical knowledge, courtesy of the dedicated Biomass Connect knowledge exchange team.
Event Report: Western Bio Energy Industry Stakeholders Visit “Field to Furnace.”
February 29, 2024
Date: February 22nd, 2024 Location: Western Bio Energy Plant, Port Talbot A cohort of industry stakeholders from Wales and England, comprising potential growers, consultants, farming union representatives, researchers, plant breeders, […]
Biomass Connect in the NFU British Farmer & Grower Magazine
February 21, 2024
Check out our 'Fuelling the path to Net Zero' article in this month's NFU British Farmer & Grower Magazine.
Read how Biomass Connect unites organisations from across the UK with our Demonstrator Hubs and the BFI innovation projects, "forming a collaborative force with the aim of providing robust and independent information to support growers that plan to adopt these novel crops, and supporting the industry sector as it develops."
BioWILL project – video round-up
January 31, 2024
The BioWILL project is looking at ways that farmers might be able to compartmentalise and valorise different parts of biomass crops and therefore get much more out of the crop. Watch videos from the project partners here.
Farming Connect team Expands Knowledge of Biomass Crop Potential through Biomass Connect Event
January 26, 2024
A team of Farming Connect’s development officers were invited to IBERS for an event that was part of the ongoing activities organised by the Biomass Connect Project to enhance awareness of emerging biomass industries and potential benefits within the land-based sector.
Connect Issue #4
December 12, 2023
Issue #4 of our Connect Newsletter is now available. The Connect Newsletters contain updates of project activities, details of the latest events, and news from across the wider biomass industry.
Bird Surveys on Biomass Plantations
December 11, 2023
We have produced two short films looking at birds in and around willow and Miscanthus crops in Devon and Somerset. The films feature ornithologist and wildlife detective Ed Drewitt (along with BC team member Kevin Lindegaard of Crops for Energy)...
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IBERS Demonstrator Hub Miscanthus Harvest 2024
April 25, 2024
A selection of photos from the recent Miscanthus harvest at the IBERS Demonstrator Hub.
The Miscanthus x giganteus was cut in the middle of March and then baled earlier this week using a round-chopper baler.
Demonstrator Hub Updates – March 2024
April 24, 2024
The month of March proved to be a wet one once again for many of the Demonstrator Hubs, but the signs of Spring are evident at all of them. Willows are in leaf and catkin and attracting insects with their early crop of pollen. The alder and poplar have buds at most sites and the black locust 'Turbo' has some yellow flowers showing at some of the hubs. All demonstrator hubs have removed the black locust 'Turbo Obelisk' ready for re-planting.
Demonstrator Hub Update – NIAB, Headley Hall – March 2024
April 24, 2024
A busy month at the Headley Hall site but the site is still pretty wet at the moment, there have been a few breaks in the weather but only long enough for things to dry out slightly efore the rain returns and makes everything wet again.