Miscanthus is more suited to marginal, problem fields. If the wet weather this year has highlighted more waterlogged fields on your farm, it might be advisable to consider an alternative crop. When the fields are coming out of arable crop… Read More »Considering miscanthus? Make sure you plan well in advance
After a busy few weeks running our forums for growers throughout the UK, we’re pleased with some great attendance and constructive feedback. Working closely with our growers is of utmost importance, and these forums give us a chance to knowledge… Read More »Great feedback at our grower forums
The mild winter we’ve seen so far is having an effect on all crops in the UK, not least miscanthus, which in some cases has not senesced fully. Because of the lack of frosts, typical at this time of year,… Read More »Growers should cut as soon as conditions allow
With the festive season upon us, we thought we’d feature a ‘twist’ on the traditional 12 days of Christmas by looking back at some of the amazing highlights of our most successful year yet…2015. It’s been a record-breaker in so… Read More »The 12 months of Terravesta
We had a great couple of days at the Farm Business Innovation event, at the NEC in Birmingham on November 11 and 12. The show aims to provide farmers and landowners with guidance in rural opportunities and land diversification, so… Read More »Farm Business Innovation Show success
This year our farm walks have been more popular than ever, and last month we welcomed 45 visitors through the doors at Friars Farm, Morningthorpe, Norfolk. From growers, to agronomists, journalists and agricultural financial advisers, the walks are attracting a… Read More »Extra farm walk to meet popular demand
This month we’ve had the highest levels of processing. During the second week in October, we processed over 1,000 tonnes. This is roughly a 10% uplift, when compared with the tonnage processed in an average week. It’s a greattestament to… Read More »Raising the bar with record breaking processing tonnage this October
William Cracroft-Eley, Terravesta chairman, tackles the problem of blackgrass in his video blog, displaying fields which historically had blackgrass issues, now eliminated by the planting of a miscanthus crop.
With miscanthus there’s a strong correlation between good planning and a healthy, high yielding crop. It’s in no way a coincidence, that with all the miscanthus I’ve looked after in many different countries, the best crops started life in the… Read More »Early planning key to successful crop establishment
What is the GIANT link project? The GIANT Link project is a ground-breaking research and development initiative that’s enabling us to cultivate hybrids that can be grown from seed, rather than from rhizome. Since 2013, Terravesta has been proud to… Read More »Growing miscanthus from seed
