BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CiviCRM//NONSGML CiviEvent iCal//EN X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261202T103000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CiviCRM_EventID_4143_e520bbcb796ef54af9c451bf4b617fe7@portal.niab.com SUMMARY:CHCx3 Winter Conference Day 1 and Day 2 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

W ednesday 2nd December

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Dr Lydia Smith\, Niab

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Ian Wilkinson\, FarmED

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< span style="font-family:Calibri\, sans-serif\;">Paul Totterdell\, Cot swold Seeds

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Jed Soleiman\, Cotswold Seeds

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Arrival and refreshments

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10:45< /span>

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Welcome and project overview< /span>

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11:00

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Session 1

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Herbal leys

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Learning s from the two 3-year herbal ley trials that we ha ve been assessing in Cambridge and the Cotswolds.< /span>

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Cover cropping – what have w e learnt?\n \n

We will be sharing the results of three sequential cover crop trials hosted across Cambrid geshire\, Norfolk and Kent.

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< span style="font-size:12pt\;">Dr Na than Morris\, Niab

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Jasmine Toole\, Niab< /span>

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Dr Lydia Smith\, Niab

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12:30

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Lunch and networking

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13:30

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Session 3

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< span style="font-family:Calibri\, sans-serif\;">A conversation about biomass crops

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William Cracroft-Eley\, Ter ravesta

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Kev in Lindegaard\, Willow Solutions

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William MacAlpine\, Forestry Commission 

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Chris Ashman\, Aberystwyth University

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14:30

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Refreshment break

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14:45

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Sessio n 4

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Soil health a nd carbon foot-printing

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Learn about the carbon foo t-printing process with project case studies which feature the different focus crops.< /span>

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Tim Dart\, Farm Carbon Toolkit

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15:45

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D ay summary and closing round table

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Dr Lydia Smith and guest

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16:15

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Day end< /span>

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Thursday 3rd December 2026

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9:30

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Arrival and refreshments

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9:45

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Welcome and project overview. Recap of Day 1.

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Dr Lydia Smith\, Niab

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10:00

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Session 1< /span>

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New hemp variety< /span>

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Learn a bout a new hemp variety that has been bred and how it compares to other available varieties in the f ield.

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Professor Ian Graham and Dr Madhura Bhat\, University of York and Dr Lydia Sm ith\, Niab

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Session 2

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Fibre growers Q&A

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Hear from our fibre crop growe rs as they share their experiences of growing indu strial hemp and flax.< /p>\n

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Ryan McCorm ack\, Grimsthorpe Farm and growers

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11:30

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Refreshment break

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Session 3

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Bio-based materials

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Interactive session with i ndustry member who are producing bio-based materia ls from crops such as hemp and flax. Show audience how they can use these alternative products.

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Biorenewables Development Centre\, Bi oSolutions\, Natural Building Systems and Bitrez

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12:30< /b>

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< span style="line-height:normal\;">Lunch

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13:30

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Environmental Performance Assessment Guide T ool

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This tool has been developed by BDC. This will be a workshop on how to use the tool. It is relev ant to growers and stakeholders.

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Biorenewables Development Centre

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14:15

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Do high carbon capture cro ps capture high amounts of carbon?

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Enjoy a lively discussion around the findings of the project and what this means in the wider context of soil healt h.

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Farm Carbon Toolkit

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15:00

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Closing summary of the day

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D r Lydia Smith and guest

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Day end

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DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 2nd December\n \n \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 10:30\n \n \n \n \n Arriva l and refreshments\n \n \n \n \n  \n \n \ n \n \n \n \n \n 10:45\n \n \n \n \n Welcome and project overview\n \n \n \ n \n Dr Lydia Smith\, Niab\n \n \n \n \ n \n \n \n 11:00\n \n \n \n \n Se ssion 1\n \n \n \n Herbal leys\n \n \n \n Le arnings from the two 3-year herbal ley trials that we have been assessing in Cambridge and the Cotsw olds.\n \n \n \n \n Ian Wilkinson\, FarmE D\n \n \n \n Paul Totterdell\, Cotswold Seeds\n \n \n \n Jed Soleiman\, Cotswold Seeds\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 11:45\n \n \n \n \n Session 2\n \n \n \n Cover cropping – w hat have we learnt?\n \n \n \n We will be shari ng the results of three sequential cover crop tria ls hosted across Cambridgeshire\, Norfolk and Kent .\n \n \n \n \n Dr Nathan Morris\, Niab\n \n \n \n Jasmine Toole\, Niab\n \n \n \n Dr Lydia Smith\, Niab\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 12:30\n \n \n \n \n Lunch and netwo rking\n \n \n \n \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 13:30\n \n \n \n \n Sess ion 3\n \n \n \n A conversation about biomass c rops \n \n \n \n What have we learnt about misc anthus\, willow and poplar?\n \n \n \n \n William Cracroft-Eley\, Terravesta\n \n \n \n Kevin Lindegaard\, Willow Solutions\n \n \n \n William MacAlpine\, Forestry Commission \n \n \n \ n Chris Ashman\, Aberystwyth University\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 14:30\n \n \n \n \ n Refreshment break\n \n \n \n \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 14:45\n \n \n \n \n Session 4\n \n \n \n Soil health a nd carbon foot-printing\n \n \n \n Learn about the carbon foot-printing process with project case studies which feature the different focus crops.\ n \n \n \n \n Tim Dart\, Farm Carbon Tool kit\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 15:45\n \n \n \n \n Day summary and closing round t able\n \n \n \n \n Dr Lydia Smith and gue st\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 16:15\n \n \n \n \n Day end\n \n \n \n \n   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n  \n \n \n \n  \n \n \n \n Thursday 3rd December 2026\n \n \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 9:30\n \n \n \n \n Arrival and refreshments\n \n \n \n \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 9:45\n \ n \n \n \n Welcome and project overview. Recap of Day 1.\n \n \n \n \n Dr Lydia Sm ith\, Niab\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 10: 00\n \n \n \n \n Session 1\n \n \n \n New hemp variety\n \n \n \n Learn about a new h emp variety that has been bred and how it compares to other available varieties in the field.\n \n \ n \n \n Professor Ian Graham and Dr Madhu ra Bhat\, University of York and Dr Lydia Smith\, Niab\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 10:45\n \ n \n \n \n Session 2\n \n \n \n Fibre growers Q&A\n \n \n \n Hear from our fibre crop growers as they share their experiences of growin g industrial hemp and flax.\n \n \n \n \n Ryan McCormack\, Grimsthorpe Farm and growers\n \ n \n \n \n \n \n \n 11:30\n \n \n \n \n Refreshment break\n \n \n \n \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 11:45\n \ n \n \n \n Session 3\n \n \n \n Bio-ba sed materials\n \n \n \n Interactive session wi th industry member who are producing bio-based mat erials from crops such as hemp and flax. Show audi ence how they can use these alternative products.\ n \n \n \n \n Biorenewables Development C entre\, BioSolutions\, Natural Building Systems an d Bitrez\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 12:30 \n \n \n \n \n Lunch\n \n \n \n \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 13:30\n \ n \n \n \n Session 4\n \n \n \n Enviro nmental Performance Assessment Guide Tool\n \n \n \n This tool has been developed by BDC. This wi ll be a workshop on how to use the tool. It is rel evant to growers and stakeholders.\n \n \n \n \n Biorenewables Development Centre\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 14:15\n \n \n \n \n Session 5\n \n \n \n Do high carbon captu re crops capture high amounts of carbon?\n \n \n \ n Enjoy a lively discussion around the findings of the project and what this means in the wider c ontext of soil health.\n \n \n \n \n Farm Carbon Toolkit\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 15:00\n \n \n \n \n Closing summary of the day\n \n \n \n \n Dr Lydia Smith and guest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 15:30\n \n \n \n \n Day end\n \n \n \n \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CATEGORIES:Open Event CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/London:20261202T103000 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261202T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261203T153000 LOCATION:Sophi Taylor Building - Park Farm\n Villa Road\n H iston\n Cambridge\n CB24 9NZ\n United Kingdom\n URL:https://portal.niab.com/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=4143 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR