With political uncertainty forecast for the foreseeable future and wheat prices at their lowest for two years, this is a good time to consider planting our new rhizome-based Miscanthus variety, Terravesta Athena™. Terravesta Athena™ has delivered staggering results in commercial-scale… Read More »Early bird Miscanthus planting offer for Terravesta Athena
With political uncertainty forecast for the foreseeable future and wheat prices at their lowest for two years, this is a good time to consider planting our new rhizome-based Miscanthus variety, Terravesta Athena™. Terravesta Athena™ has delivered staggering results in commercial-scale… Read More »Early bird Miscanthus planting offer for Terravesta Athena
This is going to be a much shorter Agronomy Update than previous editions as many of our growers will be either getting ready for harvest or already in the swing of it. Near perfect growning conditions have dominated the weather… Read More »Summer agronomy update
We concluded 2019 planting in the last week of May and can confirm that a total of 395ha of Terravesta Athena™ has been planted. We’ve used a total of eight planters nationally and these have to be transported all over… Read More »2019 planting update
What a difference a month makes! Now all worries of drought have evaporated (excuse the pun). Here at Terravesta Agronomy HQ in northern Cambridgeshire the #TVAgronomist Russell Armstrong has recorded 125mm (5″) of rain for the first 2 weeks of… Read More »June agronomy update
Replacing the over use of fossil fuels with sustainable solutions is not just for policy makers, everyone can do their bit and our Miscanthus fuel range is a plant-based alternative to unsustainable fuels which is also good for the… Read More »5 ways Miscanthus fuels help to combat climate change
Replacing the over use of fossil fuels with sustainable solutions is not just for policy makers, everyone can do their bit and our Miscanthus fuel range is a plant-based alternative to unsustainable fuels which is also good for the… Read More »5 ways Miscanthus fuels help to combat climate change
This year we have had reports of new shoots emerging in Miscanthus crops and our advice is not to be alarmed; it’s still possible to harvest the crop and generally the forage harvester will cut above the level of the… Read More »New shoots emerging: don’t panic!
As you are all very aware, we suffered an abnormally prolonged drought during the summer months of 2018. Combined with intense heat, this has had adverse effects on many crops on lighter soils, and in some cases, heavier soils. We… Read More »Boost yields by remediating drought affected crops
The future scope for Miscanthus is enormous. The potential uses are endless and Terravesta is currently involved with groundbreaking projects which are trialling Miscanthus as a viable alternative to non-renewable natural resources. In short, Miscanthus could significantly replace the use… Read More »The future is green and growing fast
