Temiskaming Crops Coalition: December 2009

CROP CAMERA

BREAKING NEWS: The crop camera has finally been set-up (YAY!!) inconjuction with the weather station. Please see the link on the right side of the page to check it out. Enjoy:)

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Information Regarding the Field Where the Crop Cam is Located:

- Kain Wheat planted

- Planted April 23, 2010

- 6246 Alpine Fertilizer used and 100 pounds of Uria; spread at 5 gallons per acre

- On May 27, 2010 the field was top dressed with another 100 pounds of Uria

- Sprayed May 28, 2010 using Refine Extra and MCPA

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Coppicing

As I dive deeper into this biomass project, my desire to share my discoveries grow. Today's personal biomass phenomenon is coppicing, the process of cutting trees down to their stumps to encourage regrowth. Coppicing has become very popular process in Europe in the creation of woody biomass crops of hybrid poplar and willows. Check out the video below.. the beginners guide to coppicing.