Just bringing your attention to an interesting section on this week’s Farmers Weekly Podcast. It includes an interview with Abi Reader from South Wales who is trialling Sida as a biomass crop on her dairy farm in South Wales. The section starts about 32 minutes into the podcast.
Sida “The next wonder-crop?” – Farmers Weekly Interview
03 May 2023
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Climate and Soil Data at the Biomass Connect Demonstrator Hubs
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July 24, 2024
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As with all crops, the success, failure and overall yield of biomass crops is dependent on the weather. That’s why we have weather stations and soil dataloggers recording climate and soil data at each of our demonstrator hubs
Miscanthus Bedding Success at IBERS, Aberystwyth
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July 23, 2024
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Over the past few months, as part of a small-scale study, a commercially planted Miscanthus crop at IBERS Aberystwyth, was cut, baled, stored, and used for livestock bedding.
Demonstrator Hub Updates – June 2024
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July 18, 2024
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The month of June has been another busy one at the Biomass Connect Demonstrator Hubs. Things have dried out so catching up with weeding, mowing and spraying has been possible at all sites. Sida, reed canary grass and switchgrass have been planted/sown in the perennial grasses demo plots. An SRF Italian poplar trial has been planted at the site in Ayrshire.
Demonstrator Hub Update – SRUC Boghall – June 2024
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July 18, 2024
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Most crops are growing well at the Boghall Demonstrator Hub. Some plots have a weed burden. Inter-row mowing and spraying is planned for July.
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