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GROWING ENERGY CROPS
AND MANAGING LAND USE
#UKADBiogas @adbioresources
CHAIR:
GEORGE GITTUS, NFU
PANEL:
JOHN BURGESS, KWS
INNES MCEWAN, FUTURE BIOGAS
ROBIN LIMB, ROBIN LIMB CONSULTING
MATTHEW FLINT, JFS ASSOCIATES
Energy Crops Update from
KWS – 2015/16
ADBA Green Seminar | NEC
Development of Energy Crop Usage
80
6
4
10
2011
12,000 ha
KWS UK - Seeding the
future
70
10
13
7
2014
40,000 ha
55
12
25
8
2020
85,000 ha
Energy Maize
Energy Beet
Other
Energy Hybrid Rye
15/07/2015
Total effect of AD Cropping on Mainstream UK Area: < 1.5%
Energy Maize
The plant components:
Grain (45 – 55%)
Stover (leaf stem, husk) (55 – 45%)
Ash content (0.5 – 3%)
Plant components percentage have many
variables
Variety (FAO, early vigour, tassel date)
Season (hot, cold, wet, dry)
Harvest date
Harvest quality
Cutting height
Storage quality
Plant Components contributing to Feed Quality
A live, online, free to
access service by KWS
Enter postcode to
instantly receive live
data
The 10 year average is
also shown, for a direct
comparison between
seasons
Live Heat Unit + Soil Temperature Tools
Hybrid Rye
Key Benefits of Hybrid Rye for Biogas
Introduced into the UK for biogas in 2010
2010: 500 ha total
2012: 2500 ha total
2014: 9500 ha total
2016: 15,000 ha est.
Easy to manage feedstock – spreads summer workload
Competitive yields on all soil types – 35 – 45 t/ha freshweight
Ideal complement to maize, grass or slurry in the biogas plant
Offers greater use of existing silage clamp area during the summer
KWS UK - Seeding the
future
Added benefits for blackgrass control
Hybrid Rye will out compete Black-grass in the Autumn
Black-grass development within hybrid rye will be poor with later maturity
(less light and nutrient availability) and reduced populations
Successive cropping in heavily infested fields will help reduce the seedbank
over time
KWS UK - Seeding the
future
Black-grass in wheat plots
Black-grass in Rye plots
Energy Beet
Retention Time of Organic Matter in Anaerobic Digesters
sugar (Mono-, Disaccharide)
starch (Polysaccharide)
proteins
pectin (Polysaccharide)
hemicellulose (Polysaccharide)
cellulose (Polysaccharide)
lignin
hydraulic retention time (HRT)
area of the technical – economic
limits with respect to the retention time
Source: Vollmer in Eder/Schulz 2006 Biogas Praxis
Sugar:
the fastest raw
material for biogas
production
15/07/2015
KWS UK - Seeding the
future
Breeding for Energy Beet
Energy Beet represents a new segment distinct from the sugar market
Sugar Beet Energy Beet
White Sugar Yield Dry Matter Yield
Sugar Content Dry matter Content
Low Amino N Digestibility
Impurities Leaf yield
Dirt Tare Bolting Rust Powdery Mildew
Rhizomania Resistance Nematode Resistance
15/07/2015
KWS UK - Seeding the
future
Future Challenges for UK
Crop Based AD
Energy Crops Update
Seed production at KWS
* Source: DLG, 2009 Source: KWS
Breeding for Biogas
Growth in acreage of around 10 – 20 % / year;
Hybrid seed production
Tighter logistics
Earlier ordering
Rental agreements between farmers and biogas
plants;
Land availability for other cropping
Accountability for energy input / output
Cross compliance & soil management
Cover crops
Energy Crops Update
Rhizoctonia & drought issues
* Source: DLG, 2009 Source: KWS
Breeding for Biogas
Tighter rotations in the Eastern Counties;
Rhizoctonia build up from beet & maize
Fusarium build up from wheat & maize
Increased drought pressure;
Light land farms
Irrigation / abstraction restrictions
Search for “drought tolerant” hybrids
Thank you
for your attention.
GROWING ENERGY CROPS
AND MANAGING LAND USE
#UKADBiogas @adbioresources
CHAIR:
GEORGE GITTUS, NFU
PANEL:
JOHN BURGESS, KWS
INNES MCEWAN, FUTURE BIOGAS
ROBIN LIMB, ROBIN LIMB CONSULTING
MATTHEW FLINT, JFS ASSOCIATES

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John Burgess, KWS UK

  • 1. GROWING ENERGY CROPS AND MANAGING LAND USE #UKADBiogas @adbioresources CHAIR: GEORGE GITTUS, NFU PANEL: JOHN BURGESS, KWS INNES MCEWAN, FUTURE BIOGAS ROBIN LIMB, ROBIN LIMB CONSULTING MATTHEW FLINT, JFS ASSOCIATES
  • 2. Energy Crops Update from KWS – 2015/16 ADBA Green Seminar | NEC
  • 3. Development of Energy Crop Usage 80 6 4 10 2011 12,000 ha KWS UK - Seeding the future 70 10 13 7 2014 40,000 ha 55 12 25 8 2020 85,000 ha Energy Maize Energy Beet Other Energy Hybrid Rye 15/07/2015 Total effect of AD Cropping on Mainstream UK Area: < 1.5%
  • 5. The plant components: Grain (45 – 55%) Stover (leaf stem, husk) (55 – 45%) Ash content (0.5 – 3%) Plant components percentage have many variables Variety (FAO, early vigour, tassel date) Season (hot, cold, wet, dry) Harvest date Harvest quality Cutting height Storage quality Plant Components contributing to Feed Quality
  • 6. A live, online, free to access service by KWS Enter postcode to instantly receive live data The 10 year average is also shown, for a direct comparison between seasons Live Heat Unit + Soil Temperature Tools
  • 8. Key Benefits of Hybrid Rye for Biogas Introduced into the UK for biogas in 2010 2010: 500 ha total 2012: 2500 ha total 2014: 9500 ha total 2016: 15,000 ha est. Easy to manage feedstock – spreads summer workload Competitive yields on all soil types – 35 – 45 t/ha freshweight Ideal complement to maize, grass or slurry in the biogas plant Offers greater use of existing silage clamp area during the summer KWS UK - Seeding the future
  • 9. Added benefits for blackgrass control Hybrid Rye will out compete Black-grass in the Autumn Black-grass development within hybrid rye will be poor with later maturity (less light and nutrient availability) and reduced populations Successive cropping in heavily infested fields will help reduce the seedbank over time KWS UK - Seeding the future Black-grass in wheat plots Black-grass in Rye plots
  • 11. Retention Time of Organic Matter in Anaerobic Digesters sugar (Mono-, Disaccharide) starch (Polysaccharide) proteins pectin (Polysaccharide) hemicellulose (Polysaccharide) cellulose (Polysaccharide) lignin hydraulic retention time (HRT) area of the technical – economic limits with respect to the retention time Source: Vollmer in Eder/Schulz 2006 Biogas Praxis Sugar: the fastest raw material for biogas production 15/07/2015 KWS UK - Seeding the future
  • 12. Breeding for Energy Beet Energy Beet represents a new segment distinct from the sugar market Sugar Beet Energy Beet White Sugar Yield Dry Matter Yield Sugar Content Dry matter Content Low Amino N Digestibility Impurities Leaf yield Dirt Tare Bolting Rust Powdery Mildew Rhizomania Resistance Nematode Resistance 15/07/2015 KWS UK - Seeding the future
  • 13. Future Challenges for UK Crop Based AD
  • 14. Energy Crops Update Seed production at KWS * Source: DLG, 2009 Source: KWS Breeding for Biogas Growth in acreage of around 10 – 20 % / year; Hybrid seed production Tighter logistics Earlier ordering Rental agreements between farmers and biogas plants; Land availability for other cropping Accountability for energy input / output Cross compliance & soil management Cover crops
  • 15. Energy Crops Update Rhizoctonia & drought issues * Source: DLG, 2009 Source: KWS Breeding for Biogas Tighter rotations in the Eastern Counties; Rhizoctonia build up from beet & maize Fusarium build up from wheat & maize Increased drought pressure; Light land farms Irrigation / abstraction restrictions Search for “drought tolerant” hybrids
  • 16. Thank you for your attention.
  • 17. GROWING ENERGY CROPS AND MANAGING LAND USE #UKADBiogas @adbioresources CHAIR: GEORGE GITTUS, NFU PANEL: JOHN BURGESS, KWS INNES MCEWAN, FUTURE BIOGAS ROBIN LIMB, ROBIN LIMB CONSULTING MATTHEW FLINT, JFS ASSOCIATES