This November, our good friends at Bio Global Industries (BGI), suppliers of the only true multi-fuel biomass boiler in the UK, have passed on some fantastic news about a breakthrough for the use of miscanthus pellets in their Biokompakt® biomass… Read More »Breakthrough sees Miscanthus pellets approved for RHI on biomass boiler
The last two farm walks of the year are sure to be busy, so don’t delay, book now to secure your place. Next Thursday, on October 29, we have a farm walk at Friars Farm, Morningthorpe, Norfolk, NR15 2QL, held by… Read More »Dont miss the last farm walks this year
We’re getting out and about and exhibiting at two leading industry events this October and November, to tell growers about the opportunity miscanthus presents, in making better returns from marginal land. LEP Business Live- Friday October 23 We’re exhibiting at… Read More »Come and see us at the Farm Business Innovation Show
The renewable energy sector is currently a hotbed of debate. And we’ve certainly seen evidence of an energy policy reset by the new Conservative government, that’s seemingly flexing its muscles. According to Jonathan Scurlock, chief renewable energy and climate change… Read More »Renewable energy: the hotbed of debate
If we have a farm walk in your area, don’t miss it! We have three farm walks coming up, and we hope you’ll be able to join us to learn more about both the value, and future, of growing miscanthus.… Read More »Don’t miss our October farm walks
Norfolk farmer Bill Lewis has seen a record yield with his miscanthus harvest this year, and yet the crop was not quite two years old. Achieving a tremendous 8.82 tonnes per hectare, the result is the largest documented on a… Read More »Record yield for Miscanthus crop
An academic paper has been published that demonstrates to policy makers the environmental benefit of converting around 5% of lower grade, UK marginal agricultural land to miscanthus. A key driver of this study was noted Miscanthus researcher, Dr. John Clifton-Brown,… Read More »Environmental credentials of miscanthus highlighted in academic paper
We’re pleased to be announcing our next three autumn farm walks, and hope you’ll be able to join us to learn more about both the value, and future, of growing miscanthus. Our first walk will be on October 13th at Hackthorn… Read More »New autumn farm walk dates announced
We were happy to attend the ‘New opportunities from bioenergy’ event at Drax this month, to showcase the opportunity miscanthus offers to growers wanting to diversify. Experts, including Daniel Davidson, biomass buyer at Drax, presented on market opportunities in bioenergy, and… Read More »Drax bioenergy event
This year, for the first time, we invited visitors onto a whopping 15 x 40 metre crop plot site, to showcase miscanthus through its growth stages, and display our latest seed trials, with a four row planter. The stand was… Read More »Success at this year’s Cereals event
