November 2009: The government has launched its energy crops technical training programme for SRC willow and miscanthus at the Farm Energy Event at Newark Showground.
Free on-farm demonstration days will be run by the National Non-Food Crops Centre on behalf the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) in each region of England between February and April 2010.
The planned regional events are as follows:
Morpeth, Northumberland, 2nd February
Wetherby, West Yorkshire, 4th February
Retford, Nottinghamshire, 16th February
Leominster, Hereford,18th February
Penrith, Cumbria,10th March
Rhodyate,Bristol, 23rd March
Mepal, Cambridgeshire, 24th March
Clanfield, Oxfordshire,14th April
Each event will run from 0930 to 1600, with morning presentations, a 'meet the buyer' exhibition over lunch, and an afternoon site visit to an existing grower's farm, where attendees can view and discuss the crop first-hand.
Download the promotional flyer (PDF format) by clicking here .
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