Insights Newsletter

In this edition of Insights, Lydia Smith, Niab CHCx3 Project Lead gives her viewpoint on the challenging weather for carbon capture cropping over the past year. Helen Shiels describes progress with the Value Chains research. In ‘News from the Hub’ we highlight new developments from CHCx3 and elsewhere. We hear from CHCx3 partners Bitrez and Rothamsted Research about their work and aspirations for carbon capture cropping, and from flax grower Andrew Stephenson.

In this edition of Insights, Dr Helen Ferrier, Chief Science Adviser at CHCx3 partner NFU, gives her viewpoint on Lobbying success for hemp growers. James Pitman from Farm Carbon Toolkit highlights the Farm Carbon Calculator and Jamie Bartley of Unyte Hemp outlines new field studies to investigate the carbon potential of fibre crops. In ‘News from the Hub’ we highlight new developments in carbon capture cropping from CHCx3 and elsewhere. We hear from CHCx3 partners Crops4Energy and British Hemp Association on their aspirations for carbon capture cropping, and from herbal ley grower Mark Spendlove.

In this edition of Insights, CHCx3 Project Lead Lydia Smith gives her viewpoint on the opportunities and challenges for annual fibre crops. In an interview, Jason Kam of Terravesta tells us how biomass crops could increase soil organic carbon and growing system resilience. From the University of York, Ian Graham explains the hemp crop genetic improvement research he is leading. In ‘News from the Hub’ we highlight new developments in carbon capture cropping from CHCx3 and elsewhere. We hear from CHCx3 partners Farm Carbon Toolkit and Natural Building Systems on the work they do and their aspirations for carbon
capture cropping, and from Lincolnshire Miscanthus grower Colin Chappell.

In this edition of Insights, Professor Peter Ball of the University of York gives his viewpoint on the opportunity to exploit innovative thinking across agrifood and biorenewables value chains. NIAB’s Dr Nathan Morris outlines new field studies to investigate how rotational cover crops could increase soil organic carbon and growing system resilience, and Ian Wilkinson of Cotswold Seeds describes field trials evaluating the benefits of multi-species herbal leys for crop productivity and carbon capture. In ‘News from the Hub’ we highlight new developments in carbon capture cropping from CHCx3 and elsewhere. We hear from Cambridgeshire farmer Luke Palmer on how he is exploring new cropping options to enhance carbon capture, and from the Biorenewables Development Centre and Unyte Hemp on the work they are leading on Value Chains and Industrial Hemp respectively within the Project.

In this edition of Insights, CHCx3 Project Lead Lydia Smith of NIAB gives perspectives on challenges and opportunities for increased cropping diversity. Phil Howell, NIAB outlines new work on the potential for perennial cereal cropping, and Heather Oldfield, Elsoms Seeds describes field R&D supporting hemp and flax crop improvement. In ‘News from the Hub’ we highlight carbon capture cropping from CHCx3 and elsewhere. Our research is impossible without our host farmers, providing trials sites and practical insights. We hear from Yorkshire grower Nick Voase and also from two of our partners about their businesses and aspirations from CHCx3.