Bioenergy Open Day 2011
'Growing Opportunities for Irish Farmers'
Interested in Energy Crops and how it could fit into your farming business?
Organised by Teagasc, the Bioenergy Open Day 2011 will take place on Thursday, 23 June 2011 at Oak Park Crops Research, Carlow.
This free event is centred around Teagasc bioenergy research and will focus on the technical aspects of growing and utilising bioenergy resources, particularly Miscanthus and SRC Willow. The event will also cover the Bioenergy Scheme, which provides grants towards the cost of planting and establishment.
This half-day event will run from 9am - 2pm with the following schedule -
- 09:00 Meet in small car park (Tea / Coffee)
- 09:30 Stage 1
- Willow Establishment / Disease / Herbicides
- Willow Nutrition
- Bioremediation research
- Willow beetle research
- Harvesting research
- 10:30 Stage 2
- Miscanthus Establishment
- Herbicides & trial work
- Harvesting work
- Carbon sequestration
- 11:30 Stage 3
- Economic comparison of energy crops to conventional agriculture
- 11:50 Stage 4
- Anaerobic Digestion from grass research
- Use of digestate trial work
- 12:35 Stage 5 (Test Shed)
- Biomass Feedstocks end uses - Introduction
- Analysis of feedstocks & woodchip drying
- Quality issues with woodchip
- Grain boiler
- Pelleting, Combustion & emissions
- 01:35 Stage 6 (CHP launch)
The events will begin with discussions on the agronomy, economics and marketing of energy crops. There will be an opportunity to see the crops growing in the field and hear Teagasc research on bioenergy on the various crops.
Who should attend?
The event is aimed at farmers interested in knowing how energy crops could fit within their existing farming system and what value they could add to their existing farming system - and what value they could add to their current business.
Why should you attend?
- Demand for biomass for heat and power is increasing
- Even in its infancy, Energy Crops give a better return than beef
- They have a more stable farm-gate price than tillage crops
- They can be less intensively managed with low inputs.
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Liz O'Sullivan, Knowledge Transfer,
Teagasc, Oak Park, Carlow, Co. Carlow, Ireland
E-mail: liz.osullivan@teagasc.ie Web: www.teagasc.ie
Phone: +353 59 9183483 VPN: 773483
Fax: +353 59 9183430
Teagasc - The State Sponsored Irish Food and Agriculture Research and Development Body
