CHCx3 Upcoming Events
Herbal Leys webinar
4pm - 5pm
We will get to hear from experts from Cotswolds Seeds and FarmED as they discuss the latest developments from the herbal ley trial at FarmED in the Cotswolds. We will also look into the findings of the herbal ley trial in Cambridge.
The herbal leys will have been in for 3 years and have been sampled throughout! We will share what we learnt regarding how the soil has changed and insights about the carbon.
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Best practice for cover crops in arable systems
Individuals who are already growing cover crops or would like to include cover crops in the rotation. This course has been developed specifically for using cover crops in an arable rotation
8 BASIS, 8 NRoSO
Trainer: Nathan Morris, Farming Systems and Soils Specialist, Niab
At the end of this course you will be able to:
• Understand the principles of cover crops and when to use them
• Select, deploy and manage cover crops within your arable rotation
• Maximise return on investment from use of cover crops
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Voluntary Carbon Market Requirements and recent improvements to the Farm Carbon Calculator
In this webinar, Tim and Lizzy will cover the voluntary carbon market and the data needed to enter it. They will give an example of the carbon foot-printing work they do and how they are helping growers to access the tools and reports relating to the Farm Carbon Calculator (FCC). They will also talk about the updates to the FCC they have done during the CHCx3 project.
The economic potential of hemp in a changing Scottish climate
The global market for hemp, once widely grown in Scotland, is expected to quadruple by 2030. Join ClimateXChange, Scottish Government and hemp industry experts in Edinburgh next month to hear how Scotland’s farmers, and the climate, can reap the benefits of this versatile crop
Industrial hemp breeding, trials and market
Hear from Professor Ian Graham at the University of York on the Molecular breeding of new seed oil varieties of industrial hemp and Adrian Hayler and Toby Reich from Elsoms Seeds and fibre flax and hemp seeds: lessons from the field to the market.
Presentations
Molecular breeding of new seed oil varieties of industrial hemp – Professor Ian Graham, University of York
Fibre Flax and Hemp Seeds: Lessons from the Field to the Market – Adrian Hayler and Toby Reich, Elsoms Seeds
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