Having gone to the effort of ensuring you have baled below 16% moisture it would seem like common sense to store it in the best possible way so as to maintain the premium quality; so here are our top ten… Read More »Top Ten Tips for Tip Top storage
With a harvest window from January through to March, dependent on season and local ground conditions, you might be wanting to consider cutting within the next two months. As long as the cane is cut into rods rather than broken… Read More »Count down to harvest…
Having booked everything in preparation for our Miscanthus farm walks the only thing that was left to chance was the weather, but we needn’t have worried, we caught the last few days of summer and were blessed with three warm,… Read More »Miscanthus Farm Walks – a roaring success!
This year’s summer has been ideal for Miscanthus growth. Since harvest in March/April it has had the right levels of sun and rain, which has led to some 3+ meter high crop! The weather is also responsible for the high… Read More »Miscanthus Flowering – a rare and positive sign!
Arable farmers often come to Terravesta asking: “What is the current market for Miscanthus, and what does the future look like?” It’s a good question, and one that any business-savvy farmer needs to know the answer to. After all, those… Read More »The future’s bright for the Miscanthus market
At Terravesta, we understand that planting any new crop can be a daunting prospect for farmers – especially if they have not considered a perennial crop before. We often talk to growers who are interested in planting Miscanthus, but are… Read More »The Miscanthus myth buster
With next year’s planting decisions now upon us, Terravesta is hearing from an increasing number of arable farmers who are seriously investigating Miscanthus as an alternative arable crop option for 2015. Whatever the driver behind their search, the question on… Read More »Why Miscanthus?
This summer, Terravesta will be part of an epic charity adventure that will see a team of three embark on a 10,000-mile drive in support of CLIC Sargent. We are very proud to be sponsoring the Khan’s Croquet Club team in… Read More »Terravesta hits the road
This was our third year exhibiting at Cereals, and we are delighted to say that it was our most successful to date. As well as the beautiful weather, our stand was a hive of activity, with plenty of footfall from farmers… Read More »New and familiar faces make Cereals a great success
As May draws to a close, judicious baling contractors have all but completed the 2014 Miscanthus harvest at farms across the country. Feedback from our growers confirms that we are now moving huge tonnages of crop that meets moisture specification… Read More »A word of advice for late balers
