With the crop senescing earlier than the last couple of years, we’re issuing an updated contractor list to growers to prepare for a potentially early harvest. We had the first frost early this year, on bonfire night, which accelerated the… Read More »New contractor list announced for 2017
Some miscanthus crops are thinner than they could be, or contain small gaps, meaning yields are compromised. This is usually down to how it’s been planted, but also down to factors like soil compaction. The good news is that there… Read More »Top tips for boosting miscanthus yields
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!
