Harvest 2025 has highlighted the growing challenge of volatility in UK arable farming, with Farmer’s Weekly reporting that wheat yields ranged anywhere between 5.5t/ha and 10.4t/ha depending on region, soil type, and weather conditions. For many farmers, this stark variation… Read More »Miscanthus: A profitable solution to 2025’s harvest variation
A free tool for Miscanthus growers to improve crop establishment, resilience, and yield forecasting using drone imagery and data analysis has launched this summer. Gono.ai automatically detects and counts Miscanthus plants from high-resolution drone images, generating easy-to-read establishment maps and… Read More »Free AI tool for Miscanthus counting and density mapping
The UK is at a turning point in its transition away from oil and gas, and bio-based chemicals and materials could play a major role. A new report from the Building Resilient UK Bio-Based Supply Chains event highlights the opportunities,… Read More »Bio-based supply chains event insights
Farmers in Wales looking to diversify their operations can now benefit from the Agricultural Diversification and Horticulture Scheme, which provides capital grants for agricultural diversification and commercial horticulture projects. This includes financial support for establishing Miscanthus, a sustainable, low-maintenance biomass… Read More »Welsh Diversification Scheme offers 40% funding for Miscanthus
A new opportunity has opened for farmers in the south-east to supply Miscanthus, a highly sought-after material in the animal bedding market, particularly for the equine industry. This expansion is driven by the growing demand from Biosorb, a family-run business… Read More »Regional Miscanthus growers wanted near Essex
A new study has found that Miscanthus offers farmers a long-term profitable and low-risk alternative to conventional crops like wheat and barley, in less productive areas of the farm. By improving farm resilience and long-term profitability, the perennial crop provides… Read More »A profitable, long-term resilient option for farmers
Denmark-based dairy farmer, Jacob Eskelund Nielsen, has planted a total of 16 hectares of elephant grass on less productive fields in a bold move to future-proof his farm for years to come. “Elephant grass is a perennial crop that’s planted… Read More »Elephant grass: Future proofing Danish farms
Biomass crops like Miscanthus and willow are perennial, with a long life cycle, and can accumulate carbon underground each year. They are planted on less productive UK land, meaning farmers can leave them to grow and concentrate on their productive… Read More »Carbon storage potential of Miscanthus and willow
Contractors contending with higher input costs and labor shortages are feeling the pinch this year. But an increasing number are finding a new opportunity in Miscanthus harvesting, adding income stream at a quiet time of the year. Miscanthus is cut… Read More »Miscanthus adds income stream for contractors
Richard McNeil is a Yorkshire farmer who planted Miscanthus as a buffer to the price volatility associated with cereal crops. “We planted 24 hectares of Miscanthus in 2008, when cereals were making £60 per tonne, and it’s offered a stable… Read More »Case study: stable income in uncertain times
