We’re excited to introduce our first guest blogger, Dr Judith Thornton, low carbon manager at Aberystwyth University, who is waxing lyrical about using Miscanthus as a construction material to build the first EVER Miscanthus house… “Straw bale building in the… Read More »Building the first ever Miscanthus house
Over the last few years we’ve had reports of hedge and tree saplings appearing in Miscanthus crops. These have included Alder, Hawthorn, Willow and Oak. It’s generally been a problem in older, thinner crops, but that’s not to say it… Read More »Important notice about saplings in Miscanthus
More Miscanthus planting is needed to meet a sustainable growth in demand and Terravesta is launching an exclusive planting offer for spring 2019 planting with separate discount pricing structures for existing and new growers. More than 300 farmers are reaping… Read More »Miscanthus growers wanted!
Planting season has now drawn to a close with over 900 acres of new Miscanthus planted across the UK. It’s definitely been a difficult season with March and April experiencing 78.6% and 71.2% more rainfall than average. With rainfall up… Read More »2019 planting beckons!
Miscanthus harvest 2018 has been extreme in many ways, from unrelenting rainfall and a narrowed harvest window, to a record breaking delivery month in May, where we moved just under 14,000 tonnes of Miscanthus, amounting to a whopping 650 deliveries.… Read More »Miscanthus harvest report: From extreme weather to record bale deliveries
Planting season has now drawn to a close with over 900 acres of new Miscanthus planted across the UK. It’s definitely been a difficult season with March and April experiencing 78.6% and 71.2% more rainfall than average. With rainfall up… Read More »2019 planting beckons!
It’s been a slow and difficult start to the season but with the current high-pressure system we are experiencing, planting is in full motion. With 286 tonnes of rhizome being delivered via refrigerated lorries, it’s definitely keeping us and our… Read More »Miscanthus planting record breaker
Hopefully the good weather is here to stay. This year’s harvest has been testing, and it’s the first spring where Miscanthus growers in the East of England have had to experience what the West and South West have to go… Read More »Harvest Update
We have been inundated with interest for Miscanthus planting for this spring and the next. We have a record area of Miscanthus rhizomes going in, from a total of 22 growers planting crop this year. It means that we now… Read More »Record Miscanthus planting this spring
We’re pleased to announce that again this year, Miscanthus prices have increased, and growers on long term contracts with Terravesta continue to reap the benefits of index-linked price rises. Also among the 2018 updates are reduced penalties for early bale… Read More »Best ever Miscanthus price for 2018
