Due to the delayed harvest this year, some crops may have new shoots emerging in the coming weeks. Miscanthus is incredibly resilient and any new shoots that are damaged while being travelled on will be replaced by new growth. Only a small… Read More »Miscanthus harvest ’24 top tips
Graham Watts heads up G W Watts Contracting in Northamptonshire, and harvests around 500 hectares of Miscanthus in Northamptonshire, Warwickshire, and Leicestershire each year. Specialising in baling, chasing, and loading, his positive demeanour and can-do attitude have seen the business… Read More »Meet the contractor: Graham Watts, Northamptonshire
Miscanthus soil sampling has begun for the CHCx3 project, led by NIAB. Terravesta is a partner in the initiative, which aims to standardise carbon measurements across a range of crops, including Miscanthus. Our R&D manager, Jason, and field technician, Alex,… Read More »Miscanthus carbon assessment kicks off
An event hosted by ‘Perennial Biomass Crops for Greenhouse Gas Removal’ (PBC4GGR) for farmers in the Midlands, is taking place on Wednesday 28th February 2024 at the RASE Centre, 6th Street, Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth CV8 2LG. Entitled ‘Growing Perennial Biomass… Read More »Midlands biomass event Wednesday 28th February
Tim Russon, based near Lincoln, works with around 60 Miscanthus growers from Yorkshire to Suffolk, harvesting up to 1,700ha per season, which typically runs from January until the end of April. Miscanthus is cut with a forage harvester and baled… Read More »Meet the contractor: Tim Russon, Lincolnshire
Farmers wanting to learn more about cropping benefits and markets for Miscanthus are invited to participate in the ‘Field to Furnace’ week, taking place between 13 – 17 May 2024. The programme of events includes farm walks, Snetterton Renewable Energy… Read More »Norfolk Field to Furnace Week
This Thursday 8th February, our chairman, William Cracroft-Eley will speak about opportunities presented by Miscanthus alongside Lydia Smith at NIAB and Neil Watkins at Eco Crops. Date and time: Thu, 8 Feb 2024 12:00 – 13:00 GMT Objectives: Discuss how… Read More »Join us at the CHCx3 Biomass Crops Webinar
There are optimistic expectations for the strong carbon storage potential of biomass crops such as Miscanthus in a NIAB-led carbon study. The Centre for High Carbon Capture Cropping (CHCx3) is a four-year, £5.9 million research project with 21 partners, which… Read More »Strong carbon storage potential for biomass
Terravesta’s ‘Harvest Hub’ is a streamlined information management system to help growers upload and access their harvest data at the click of a button. The Harvest Hub ensures that sustainability data is captured, and in future, this data will assist… Read More »Quick guide to making the most of your Miscanthus
November saw the passing of 12 years since the birth of Terravesta, a business dedicated to Miscanthus, connecting growers to a market – “a business with customers at both ends.” Today our commitment to this function remains total. Driven by… Read More »Driving carbon storage and supporting biomass crops
