As 2019 hurtles towards an end – having, as with every year, flown by too quickly to deliver my long list of aspirations – it has, amid political turmoil at home, delivered, internationally, probably the largest public mood swing towards… Read More »Chairman’s Christmas message
Farmers are invited to attend a farm walk showcasing a Miscanthus crop growing on flooded Yorkshire farmland on Wednesday 29th January 2020. New research has shown that Miscanthus not only thrives on waterlogged land, it helps to stabilise flooded soils… Read More »Miscanthus farm walk showcases crop on flooded land
1. Make your own Christmas crackers! Christmas crackers are a fun tradition but they do create a lot of waste. When was the last time you kept the jumping plastic frog or paperclip? A great way to reduce the waste… Read More »7 Sustainable Christmas Tips & Hacks
Winter is upon us and by now your new Terravesta AthenaTM crops will have had their first frosts. The first frosts will trigger the plants to dieback (senesce). A week to 10 days after the first frosts the Athena will… Read More »Important management advice for 1st year Terravesta Athena crops
Winter is upon us and by now your new Terravesta AthenaTM crops will have had their first frosts. The first frosts will trigger the plants to dieback (senesce). A week to 10 days after the first frosts the Athena will… Read More »Important management advice for 1st year Terravesta Athena crops
Winter is upon us and by now your Miscanthus crops will be dying back quite quickly. This is a very important phase in the development of the crop as nutrients in the leaves and stems are being pulled back into… Read More »Advice for first time harvests
Winter is upon us and by now your Miscanthus crops will be dying back quite quickly. This is a very important phase in the development of the crop as nutrients in the leaves and stems are being pulled back into… Read More »Advice for first time harvests
Rising temperatures, changing rain patterns and intensive farming practices can all lead to soil erosion, eradication of soil fertility and biodiversity loss and it’s been estimated by the Environment Agency that the annual soil erosion rate for the UK is 2.2 million tonnes of topsoil with… Read More »Increase soil organic matter with Miscanthus
Heavy rain fall has spread through the UK already this autumn. In October, the entire UK averaged a whopping 13 days of rain, totalling 92 millimetres (3.6 inches). Wet weather means muddy fields, wet yards and drenched turnout rugs. Not… Read More »5 Top tips for using our Miscanthus Horse bedding
The importance of offsetting agricultural emissions by growing more biomass crops has been highlighted in the NFU’s ‘Achieving Net Zero’ by 2040 plan. Farmers wanting to find out how growing crops such as Miscanthus can help to reduce greenhouse gas… Read More »Farming and climate change: Grow Miscanthus and lower farm emissions
