Miscanthus

Watch: Miscanthus harvest on Meath tillage farm

Tillage

over 2 years ago

Watch: Miscanthus harvest on Meath tillage farm

Miscanthus was first identified as a perennial crop for set-side ground on Irish tillage farms...

UK miscanthus research gets government funding to help meet net-zero

N.Ireland

about 4 years ago

UK miscanthus research gets government funding to help meet net-zero

A project to facilitate more planting of the bioenergy crop, miscanthus, has been awarded over...

Hunt for straw begins in earnest

Tillage

over 7 years ago

Hunt for straw begins in earnest

Following a reduction in the cereal area, struggling spring crops and an increase in the acreage of...

Forage focus: Have you considered miscanthus as a bedding option?

Beef

almost 8 years ago

Forage focus: Have you considered miscanthus as a bedding option?

Demand for straw looks to be outstripping supply. 4X4 round bales of straw are costing as much as...

Are the flames beginning to burn out for Ireland's miscanthus growers?

Tillage

about 8 years ago

Are the flames beginning to burn out for Ireland's miscanthus growers?

A series of upgrades to the Bord na Mona-owned power plant in Edenderry, Co. Offaly has left...