Growing energy crops is one of mankind’s most recent types of crop cultivation. It was the oil crisis in the 1970s that paved the way for humans to grow goat willow (Salix caprea) and osier (Salix viminalis) for energy purposes […]
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“I don’t know any crop with such a superior energy balance as SRC willow,” says agronomist Per Åsheim. “By that I mean how much pure bioenergy you get back from the moderate investment of fossil fuel to plant, cultivate and […]
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“Iggesund Paperboard’s decision to build a biomass CHP plant for £108 million also initiated the activities that have led to the Grow Your Income programme. Its aim is of course to ensure that the mill at Workington will have access […]
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Alan and Avril Bird currently have 26,000 hens that produce 24,000 eggs every week. And the hens are free range, which makes the eggs more valuable. Demand for them is constantly increasing.
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Seaton Mill Farm is idyllically located beside the River Derwent in Seaton just outside Workington. But the idyll has a downside – the floods in 2009 and 2015 washed away parts of the river banks.
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We will have the following activities on our stand: Papermaking: 0930 – 1130 and 1300 – 1500 Face Painter: 10.00 – 15.00 Children’s Tree prize punch game: – all day Children’s willow stick game – all day We will also have […]
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Are you looking for new streams of revenue for your farm? Diversification or just going for less labour intensive alternatives? Meet representatives for Iggesund Paperboard, Rickerby Estates Ltd and Salix Energy at Energy Now Expo >> 8th and 9th of […]
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Iggesund Paperboard has harvested the short rotation coppice willow energy crop it had planted on its own land beside its mill at Workington, England in May 2013. After only three years of growth, the nearly 22 acres of willow produced […]
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Another evening event will take place for farmers and landowners between 6.30pm and 9.00pm on Thur Oct. 13th at Mitchells, Cockermouth. There will be Accounts and Environment advisers there to run through the financials and how it fits with stewardship […]
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The Farmer Network and Iggesund Paperboard Ltd invite farmers to join them to see the willow harvesting behind the papermill on Lowca Lane at Workington on open days on Tuesday 4th and Wednesday 5th October. The open days will run […]
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Hosted by Drigg YFC at Calder Farm, The Northern District Annual Field Day 2016 spanned a range of events from creation of spectacular three-course dinners to handcrafted metal and woodworking, stock judging of cows, applying make-up and more. Every year […]
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British farmers are helping to manufacture the high-quality paperboard Incada. When Iggesund Paperboard’s mill at Workington switched its energy supply to biomass from fossil natural gas, the need for biomass increased radically. That was when the idea was born to […]
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There are a number of measures that can be done to reduce the impact of flooding. Replacing multi-arched bridges and improving flood defences in urban areas,and property level measures. Looking outside of urban areas, there is a lot that can […]
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Willow is a low input, low maintenance crop which can be grown on marginal land and provide a profitable diversification for many farms. Iggesund Holmen Group & The Farmer Network are organising a tour of local farms on Monday 22nd […]
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When your view is the uninterrupted splendor of the Lake District fells, including Scafell Pike, England’s highest mountain, you can’t help but wonder at its beauty. ADD TO THIS SHEPHERDING 2000 Herdwick sheep every year, who dot this idyllic view. […]
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WHEN JACK AND PAULINE PARK planted willow last year, they found comfort in the idea of a cash crop for a span of more than twenty years, as well as doing something eco-friendly. Now that their willow has grown taller, […]
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LAST DECEMBER FLOODS CAME AND DESTROYED PASTURELAND, YET THE WILLOW STOOD STRONG. THAT’S THE STORY AT STEVEN CLARK’S 121HA (300 AC) BRAITHWAITE FARM IN KESWICK, WHERE 28 ACRES ARE PLANTED WITH EIGHT VARIETIES OF SRC WILLOW. In this picture the […]
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It is a low input crop which has been hailed for its flood mitigating properties, but willow can also be an excellent diversification option for an arable or mixed enterprise. Olivia Midgley went to see how the energy crop was […]
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Non-food, perennial biomass, crops such as willows and miscanthus, can contribute to the reduction of CO2 and play a role in mitigation against climate change. Rothamsted Research scientists and colleagues in France, examined the potential of these crops to enhance […]
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The biomass boiler at the Workington Mill started up in 2013 and was an investment of £ 108 Million. The reduction of fossil carbon dioxide emissions was equal to taking 65 000 cars off the road.
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Like a growing number of farm and estate owners in the cumbria, north England and south Scotland, dairyman terry Dixon likes the idea of a willow bio-energy plantation. Terry puts it this way, “to diversify and secure long-term sustainability of our Brackenthwaite farm, we welcome a cash crop that doesn’t require a lot of work.
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Steven Clarke enjoys walks alongside his willow fields, as his Jack Russell’s race in and out of the coppice crop. During the first growing season, the inserted cuttings will produce 1-2 shoots with a maximum height of 2.0- 2.5m.
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Paperboard manufacturer Iggesund built a new 50-megawatt combined heat and power plant at its Workington mill in Cumbria two years ago. With a total demand of 500,000 tonnes of biomass fuel per year, the plant’s commitment to sourcing up to […]
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Jack Park spent nearly thirty years with the Cumbria Constabulary. He had a reputation for solving criminal cases, especially when they went on for years. Following his retirement, he has continued to employ his investigative skills for the sustainability of his farm for the next generation.
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The Lamplugh and Greysouthen Young Farmers Club are part of a national youth organisation for ages 10 to 26. Cumbria holds the 2nd highest membership in England.
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Harvesting short rotation crop(sRc) willow for green energy is part of Richard carmichael’s new sense of direction.
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The Cumbria Federation of Young Farmers Clubs will hold their Northern District Field Day on May 16 at the Woodside Farm, Dean, Workington CA14 4TQ. Contact Lucy Agnew and Kirsty Errington for more information through www.cumbriayfc.co.uk Iggesund is a primary […]
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When the Taittinger champagne house wanted to create an elegant carton for the 2014 FIFA World Cup official champagne they chose to use paperboard from Iggesund in Workington.
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