IBERS Demonstrator Hub Miscanthus Harvest 2024

While performing a routine morning fence inspection an unexpected sight caught my attention – a bird gliding low towards the pollarded poplar trees...

In addition to these, 5 of the Biomass Connect Demonstrator Hubs also have a Miscanthus variety trial which itself has two plots, a 2023 planting and a 2024 planting. The 2024 plots are currently being planted now, so here are some photos of the IBERS team in action planting out the variety trials into the 2024 plot.

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.