An academic paper has been published that demonstrates to policy makers the environmental benefit of converting around 5% of lower grade, UK marginal agricultural land to miscanthus. A key driver of this study was noted Miscanthus researcher, Dr. John Clifton-Brown,… Read More »Environmental credentials of miscanthus highlighted in academic paper
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.
We’re pleased to be announcing our next three autumn farm walks, and hope you’ll be able to join us to learn more about both the value, and future, of growing miscanthus. Our first walk will be on October 13th at Hackthorn… Read More »New autumn farm walk dates announced
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
We were happy to attend the ‘New opportunities from bioenergy’ event at Drax this month, to showcase the opportunity miscanthus offers to growers wanting to diversify. Experts, including Daniel Davidson, biomass buyer at Drax, presented on market opportunities in bioenergy, and… Read More »Drax bioenergy event
With more growers working with us this year, record yields and high quality crops across the board, we’ve been busier than ever. Since harvest, we’ve already produced 10,000 tonnes of pellets, supplied into Drax. We’re now very close to finalising the… Read More »Harvest and production review
This year, for the first time, we invited visitors onto a whopping 15 x 40 metre crop plot site, to showcase miscanthus through its growth stages, and display our latest seed trials, with a four row planter. The stand was… Read More »Success at this year’s Cereals event
With the current feed wheat price down as low as £111/t, and feed barley down to £101/t it’s not surprising that farmers are looking at alternative crops to help boost returns in a volatile global climate. Arable farmers have been… Read More »Calculate your potential miscanthus returns online
With world grain price volatility squeezing UK farmers more than ever, arable growers are looking even more closely at what crops they can add to their rotation to boost returns, in order to cope with the ongoing price slump. Miscanthus,… Read More »East Yorkshire Miscanthus farm walk free to visitors
