Grower Forums – 2015 Once again in January we will be travelling the UK hosting our Grower Forums, introducing new pricing and discussing best practice, designed to ensure you maximise your profits from the crop. We will also take the… Read More »Grower Forums – 2015
While we were delighted with the attendance and subsequent interest in planting from our September / October Farm Walks, we are still receiving enquiries from existing and potential growers and will be having another half day on the 11th of… Read More »Planting for 2015
So all of the Miscanthus is starting to senesce and we are seeing a beautiful display of yellows as it turns and, in some cases, it has senesced more now than at harvest last year, which all bodes well for… Read More »Getting the Best Harvest
When the MOD needed to upgrade the landing lights for RAF Scampton it needed to renew and improve the lights on land adjacent to the base, belonging to William Cracroft-Eley. The position of the proposed lights would leave a triangular-shaped… Read More »Field Case Study – ‘Landing Lights’
One of the most frequently occurring issues Terravesta are faced with is lack of conformance to specification. Maximising returns for our growers is one of the main objectives for the business, not only does this make an already profitable crop… Read More »Terravesta Host Regional Contractor Summits
Having booked everything in preparation for our Miscanthus farm walks the only thing that was left to chance was the weather, but we needn’t have worried, we caught the last few days of summer and were blessed with three warm,… Read More »Miscanthus Farm Walks – a roaring success!
This year’s summer has been ideal for Miscanthus growth. Since harvest in March/April it has had the right levels of sun and rain, which has led to some 3+ meter high crop! The weather is also responsible for the high… Read More »Miscanthus Flowering – a rare and positive sign!
Arable farmers often come to Terravesta asking: “What is the current market for Miscanthus, and what does the future look like?” It’s a good question, and one that any business-savvy farmer needs to know the answer to. After all, those… Read More »The future’s bright for the Miscanthus market
At Terravesta, we understand that planting any new crop can be a daunting prospect for farmers – especially if they have not considered a perennial crop before. We often talk to growers who are interested in planting Miscanthus, but are… Read More »The Miscanthus myth buster
With next year’s planting decisions now upon us, Terravesta is hearing from an increasing number of arable farmers who are seriously investigating Miscanthus as an alternative arable crop option for 2015. Whatever the driver behind their search, the question on… Read More »Why Miscanthus?
