Tillage
Watch: Miscanthus harvest on Meath tillage farm
Miscanthus was first identified as a perennial crop for set-side ground on Irish tillage farms almost two decades ago. Back...
Miscanthus
N.Ireland
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 £150,000 of funding. The money...
Tillage
Hunt for straw begins in earnest
Following a reduction in the cereal area, struggling spring crops and an increase in the acreage of forage crops, it’s...
Beef
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 €40 in...
Tillage
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 miscanthus growers around...