Farmers are being encouraged to consider growing Miscanthus as an alternative crop. Grown under contract, whole bales are used to fuel renewable energy power stations supported by long-term government grants. The biomass crop grows well on almost any soil type… Read More »Miscanthus offers long-term assurance
A new rhizome-based Miscanthus variety named ‘Athena’ is being launched to farmers at Cereals 2019. Athena has delivered staggering results in commercial-scale trials, meaning quicker and higher returns and more than double the energy per hectare. Athena is available for… Read More »New Miscanthus variety launching at Cereals
Become a key player in the fastest growing agricultural sector Terravesta is looking for a bright, motivated and driven individual to become the new Miscanthus crop establishment manager. The candidate will be part of a sales team of three and… Read More »Join the Miscanthus revolution: we’re hiring!
More Miscanthus planting is need to meet rising demand and our new sales team brings with it the right skills and passion to rise to the challenge. We’re pleased to welcome Lynn Griffen and Ben Booth to Terravesta, who will… Read More »Sales team grows to keep up with demand
Suffolk arable farmer, Nigel Fellingham, is harvesting his Miscanthus for the first time this spring. The crop is reaching the end of its second growth season and is proving to be a fruitful investment. He will be opening his farm… Read More »Miscanthus diversification success
Unproductive fields are ideal sites for Miscanthus, and not only does it thrive in unfavourable conditions, it can help to restore the soil structure and fertility. Northamptonshire grower, Jim Foster, has planted Miscanthus on a field management plan to restore… Read More »Restoring Damaged Soils: A Field Case Study
The term ‘marginal land’ gets a lot of mileage, but what does it mean? Generally, ‘marginal land’ is thought of as land which has little or no potential for profit. It often has poor soil, or other undesirable characteristics, and… Read More »The ideal solution for water logged land
Currently our best seller, 100% Natural Miscanthus Fire Logs are winning favour with shoppers everywhere as they look for sustainable alternatives to dirty fossil fuels. They burn hotter and last longer than the competition and they’re good for the environment.… Read More »Product of the moment
This year we have had reports of new shoots emerging in Miscanthus crops and our advice is not to be alarmed; it’s still possible to harvest the crop and generally the forage harvester will cut above the level of the… Read More »New shoots emerging: don’t panic!
As you are all very aware, we suffered an abnormally prolonged drought during the summer months of 2018. Combined with intense heat, this has had adverse effects on many crops on lighter soils, and in some cases, heavier soils. We… Read More »Remediating drought affected crops
