Video blog tackles blackgrass
William Cracroft-Eley, Terravesta chairman, tackles the problem of blackgrass in his video blog, displaying fields which historically had blackgrass issues, now eliminated by the planting of a miscanthus crop.
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New autumn farm walk dates announced
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
Early planning key to successful crop establishment
With miscanthus there’s a strong correlation between good planning and a healthy, high yielding crop. It’s in no way a coincidence, that with all the miscanthus I’ve looked after in many different countries, the best crops started life in the… Read More »Early planning key to successful crop establishment
Growing miscanthus from seed
What is the GIANT link project? The GIANT Link project is a ground-breaking research and development initiative that’s enabling us to cultivate hybrids that can be grown from seed, rather than from rhizome. Since 2013, Terravesta has been proud to… Read More »Growing miscanthus from seed
Drax bioenergy event
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
Harvest and production review
With more growers working with us this year, record yields and high quality crops across the board, we’ve been busier than ever. Since harvest, we’ve already produced 10,000 tonnes of pellets, supplied into Drax. We’re now very close to finalising the… Read More »Harvest and production review
Success at this year’s Cereals 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
Calculate your potential miscanthus returns online
With the current feed wheat price down as low as £111/t, and feed barley down to £101/t it’s not surprising that farmers are looking at alternative crops to help boost returns in a volatile global climate. Arable farmers have been… Read More »Calculate your potential miscanthus returns online
East Yorkshire Miscanthus farm walk free to visitors
With world grain price volatility squeezing UK farmers more than ever, arable growers are looking even more closely at what crops they can add to their rotation to boost returns, in order to cope with the ongoing price slump. Miscanthus,… Read More »East Yorkshire Miscanthus farm walk free to visitors
Pioneering work values returns from growing Miscanthus on flood plains
Farmers looking for a crop to grow on flood-prone land may soon have an answer, thanks to some new trials being run by the Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences at Aberystwyth University. Some 18 months from the headline-hitting… Read More »Pioneering work values returns from growing Miscanthus on flood plains