This year’s weather has resulted in an explosion in weed populations in arable crops. Especially blackgrass, which, as one of the most difficult to deal with, will leave a legacy of expensive management, suppressed yields and compromised cropping for years… Read More »Manage black grass with Miscanthus
I went to see a grower recently who was about to have the last of their Miscanthus lifted off-farm. In the last few months I have seen Miscanthus stored in all conditions, from indoors and bone dry to field edge… Read More »Dry cane
And so to the Driffield Show, in the heart of biggest Miscanthus growing region, and our first public outing as Terravesta with a stand, pop-up displays and all. As one of the few agricultural shows to have gone ahead of… Read More »Goodbye crankdom
The amount of joy that a 6mm pellet can bring is out of all proportion to its size. Terravesta created its first Miscanthus pellets last month in Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire, with 1,000 tonnes processed for supply to a major power-generating customer.… Read More »The joy of pellets
I have been living with the Miscanthus bug, and I don’t think I’m alone, since my first planting some six years ago. Despite riding the rollercoaster of the crop’s fortunes in the UK, I haven’t lost the enthusiasm for Miscanthus… Read More »Miscanthus gets under your skin
