CHCx3 Upcoming Events
Metagenomics and Cover Crop Webinar
Join us to learn about the species present in our cover crop trial based at the Niab Morley site.
This webinar will be co-hosted by Niab and the University of York. We will hear from the Bioinformatician who has been working on the data from the cover crop trial on the work they do and what the results mean. Niab will be explaining the wider context of the results in terms of what the species mean for soil health and carbon.
Register here:
https://portal.niab.com/civicrm/event/register?cid=0&reset=1&id=4038
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.
Book here:
Biomass Open Day
Nigel Bertram Visitor Centre, Paradise Way, Bramham, Tadcaster LS24 9GF
On the day we will hear from the speakers:
Will MacAlpine, Rothamsted Research
Kevin Lindegaard, Willow Solutions
David Marsh, Energy Crops Consultancy
In the willow, David and Kevin will talk about crop agronomy, carbon storage benefits and crop harvesting and willow uses.
There will be a willow harvesting demonstration
Will MacAlpine will talk through the variety trial and the breeding work he has been doing.
In the miscanthus, we will talk through crop agronomy, carbon storage, crop harvesting and uses of miscanthus.
Other biomass crops will be highlighted on the field tour
There will be refreshments and free lunch
To find more about the crops at the site, visit here.
Registration is now close, to join the waitlist email CHCx3@niab.com
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
For more information:
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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