Making the most of trees, hedgerows and biomass crops on farm
30 April 2025
09.30 - 12.00
Wise Warren Farm, Warren Lane, Tadcaster, LS24 9NU
Please follow the Niab signs to the Biomass Connect project field – What3Words ///hamper.fork.deranged (see map)
This event includes a short field walk and standing-only presentations.
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The Northern Farming Hub is a new collaboration between Catchment Sensitive Farming, The University of Leeds and Niab to bring the very best speakers to north-east England. The project will evolve over time, covering a wide range of topics that will be guided by attendees. The event format is informal, with discussions encouraged and different opinions welcome.
BASIS and NRoSO CPD points applied for.
Agenda:
09:30: Arrival, refreshments
09:50-10:00: Welcome and introduction (Mark Taylor – Catchment Sensitive Farming)
10.00-11.30 : Field stations
1) Centre for High Carbon Capture Cropping – management and markets for biomass crops (Lydia Smith and Jasmine Toole, Niab)
2) Hedgerows on farm – management, benefits and opportunities (Pippa Chapman, University of Leeds)
3) Woodland Trust – trees on farm (speaker TBC)
11.30 – 12.00 Forestry Commission - England Woodland Creation Offer (Nigel Patrick, Forestry Commission)
