Over 30 farmers interested in finding out about growing miscanthus attended our farm walk in early October, at Glentworth Village Hall, Lincolnshire. We hosted growers from all over the UK – from Scotland to the south east – and all… Read More »Farm walk hailed a great success
Over 30 farmers interested in finding out about growing miscanthus attended our farm walk in early October, at Glentworth Village Hall, Lincolnshire. We hosted growers from all over the UK – from Scotland to the south east – and all… Read More »Farm walk hailed a great success
With miscanthus there’s a strong correlation between good planning and a healthy, high yielding crop. The best crops start life in the planning stage the year before planting, and the worst crops are the ones decided upon at the last… Read More »Better planting can double miscanthus yields
With miscanthus there’s a strong correlation between good planning and a healthy, high yielding crop. The best crops start life in the planning stage the year before planting, and the worst crops are the ones decided upon at the last… Read More »Better planting can double miscanthus yields
From 2017, Drax, the UK’s largest power station, will discontinue the ‘Green Shoots’ programme of direct farmer contracts to supply miscanthus and straw to the plant in North Yorkshire. Letters have been sent to more than 70 contracted miscanthus growers,… Read More »Terravesta Drax miscanthus contract changes
We’ve had an unprecedented tonnage put into grain stores and straw barns this year, which is fantastic. However, due to the uncharacteristically late harvest this year, we find ourselves with a back-log of bale collections building around the pre-cereal harvest… Read More »Unprecedented tonnage means back-log of bale collections
This month we’re announcing a number of changes to the grower contracts. The reason for this is that our continued efforts to source new market opportunities for miscanthus are gaining pace. Consequently, we’ve moved away from processing miscanthus pellets for… Read More »Grower contract changes
Grower contracts stipulate a penalty charge for late declarations, however this year due to the severity of the wet weather, we’re extending this declaration deadline date to June 15th (formerly May 15th). Thank you to all growers that have managed… Read More »Get your harvest declarations in!
We’re pleased to be announcing that the first farm walk this summer will be on Thursday June 30th, at The Wilson Family’s farm in Bonby and hope you’ll be able to join us to learn more about both the value,… Read More »First farm walk of the summer announced
Harvest 2016 is not without its challenges, and it isn’t over yet – in many cases it hasn’t started. We’ve seen a lot of rainfall this spring, and there’s been no chance to bale. Some of our growers have cane… Read More »To turn or not to turn
