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 Power Station tours, and personalised visits to Miscanthus crops in the area.
“More farmers are seeing the benefits of perennial energy crops such as Miscanthus, especially after this wet winter which saw a host of crops affected by waterlogging.
“Miscanthus can not only thrive in these conditions, but it also adds a host of benefits, including carbon storage of 2.35 tonnes of CO2e per hectare, per year, as it grows, biodiversity, and soil stability, and a reliable annual income,” explains Mark Coleman, Terravesta’s customer account manager.
The programme of events includes:
Wednesday 15th May
Kings Lynn farm walk and power station tour
Co-hosts: Terravesta and NIAB
Grower: Bill Lewis
Format:
- NIAB, discussing the High Carbon Capture Cropping (CHCx3) project
- Terravesta, discussing growing, harvesting and selling Miscanthus
- Graham Watts contractor, discussing Miscanthus harvesting best practice
- A tour of Bill Lewis’s Miscanthus crop
- Power station tour at Snetterton (you will receive an email to confirm your space is reserved)
Thursday 16th May
Breckland farm walk and power station tour
Host: Terravesta
Grower: Andrew Thornton
- Terravesta, discussing growing, harvesting and selling Miscanthus
- A tour of Andrew Thornton’s Miscanthus crop
- Power station tour at Snetterton (you will receive an email to confirm your space is reserved)
Personalised visits to Miscanthus crops
For those who cannot attend the farm walks, personalised visits to Miscanthus crops are being offered to interested parties.
Snetterton Power Station tours
These will be available only to those attending one of the farm walks, and limited spaces are available. If spaces all get booked, we can offer alternative dates in the following weeks.
To book, visit www.terravesta.com/events.
