Elephant Grass Research Highlighted at Conference
NORTHERN IRELAND - The importance of novel energy crops as well as the traditional biomass crops were highlighted at the International Renewable Energy Conference and Exhibition (IREC08),...

Forestry as a Renewable Energy Source
UK - Around £1.5 million of funding for a three year research project to examine the feasibility of short rotation forestry as a viable renewable energy source has been announced the...

AFBI: Scanning Global, Thinking Local
UK - The Global Research Unit based at AFBI Hillsborough, has produced another set of valuable and timely reports for the Agri-Food industry in Northern Ireland.

Willow Growers Impressed with R&D at AFBI Loughgall
UK - Over 40 willow growers attended an open day / workshop at AFBI's Loughgall site, jointly organised by AFBI and College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE).