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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

Miscanthus is seeing a rise in demand due to the shortage and subsequent spiralling cost of cereal straw for animal bedding. We have had reports of straw bedding sold in Scotland for over £150 per tonne, and there is a… Read More »Farmers turn to Miscanthus bedding as straw prices soar

Miscanthus is seeing a rise in demand due to the shortage and subsequent spiralling cost of cereal straw for animal bedding. We have had reports of straw bedding sold in Scotland for over £150 per tonne, and there is a… Read More »Farmers turn to Miscanthus bedding as straw prices soar

With a festive flavour, we look back at the highlights from a very busy and productive year. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank our growers, friends and Terravesta supporters for their continued enthusiasm and contribution to the future… Read More »12 Triumphs of the Terravesta Year

Employing an integrated weed management programme is crucial when establishing Miscanthus crops. A heavy weed burden could knock a couple of tonnes off per hectare in yield in the early years, because they cause a smothering effect by competing for… Read More »Weed management advice for growers and agronomists

Baled up: We’re very nearly at the end of miscanthus harvest ’17, and this year’s season has been a triumph, with warmer than average weather through March, April and the first half of May. Most of the harvest data is… Read More »Baled up and delivering

This weekend should mark the end of the miscanthus planting for 2017. We’ve worked flat out to deliver a total of seven lorry loads to farms, which equates to 2,625,000, rhizomes. Planting these at a rate of 15,000 per hectare will establish miscanthus crops on… Read More »Planting update

More miscanthus planting is needed to meet a sustainable growth in demand. We have more loads going to whole-bale power stations than ever and we’re pleased to report that planting this year’s crop has commenced. The total rhizomes being delivered… Read More »Planting kicks off this month