miscanthus

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine Farmers are invited to a free farm walk in Norfolk to discuss how to make miscanthus work amid unpredictable weather. Delegates will discover resilient cropping solutions tailored to the UK’s increasingly erratic climate, showcasing the crop’s...

At the Countryside and Community Research Institute, we're seeking the views of farmers about perennial biomass crops, such as miscanthus and SRC willow: role within Sustainable Farming Incentive, feasibility, benefits, issues etc. We're currently focusing on farmers in Yorkshire and the...

Am I correct in thinking that there has still not yet been any clarification as to whether land entered into SFI is deemed to be "farming" or "agricultural" in terms of Agricultural Property Relief on inheritance tax?

Arable and Horticulture webinar follow up Written by Becky Briggs Credit: Bs0u10e0 We recently held a webinar for arable and horticulture farmers. Our aim was to go through the 2023 Sustainable Farming Incentive offer for those farm types and answer your questions. You can watch a...

Dog walker this morning comes over the stile with a loose dog into a field with 3 escapees in it. He walks up the field with the dog loose and throws a Frisbee for it startling the 3 wild sheep into a corner of the field. I shouted to get the dog on the lead and stomped all the way up the field...

Hello I’m looking for hard facts regarding Miscanthus? establishment costs through to sale value and potential profit margin in reality. cheers TIA

Written by Kate McMahon from Agriland The ‘world’s biggest’ vertical farm has been established in the UK for Fischer Farms by food and drink construction specialists Clegg Food projects. The 25,000m2 climate-controlled facility located in Norfolk, UK uses an energy-efficient, LED-based...

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https://www.mrw.co.uk/news/ea-faces-legal-fight-over-farm-microplastic-sludge-waste-02-11-2023/ Is anyone concerned about this?

Do you calculate your farm's carbon footprint?

Has anyone ever autumn established SFI AHL2 after a crop off winter wheat, grown fast seeding crops such as mustard and then gone into a spring barley late March early April? Probably a good reason why it isn’t being done!

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Agrochemical and crop protection manufacturer UPL Ltd. has launched a challenge which offers successful farmers 20ha of Vitalroot each. The Vitalroot Vilality Challenge is offering 50 farmers the chance to avail of 20ha of the nutritional...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland A miscanthus farm walk based in east Yorkshire will facilitate discussions on future proofing and Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) payments. Organised by miscanthus specialist Terravesta, the farm walk will be held on east Yorkshire farmer Rob...

Biomass Connect has a range of DESNZ funded Demo Events and Farm Walks coming up over the next few months. Located across the UK there should be one near you. The Event schedule and topics look like this: 14th Sept: Biomass Crops and Agroforestry. Grassland Research Institute, North Wyke...

CLA Land Use Policy Adviser Matthew Doran picks out the key details of the government’s recent Biomass Strategy and explains what it means for members Written by Matthew Doran. First published on August 18th, 2023. Last week, the UK Government published its long-awaited Biomass Strategy, which...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Norfolk farmer Algy Garrod will host a miscanthus farm walk on his farm this September to display how he has benefitted from different farm diversification projects. The free event will take place in Bintree from 9.30am until 11.30am on Thursday...

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine Growers interested in learning about perennial energy crop miscanthus are invited to a free farm walk next month. Hosted by Norfolk farmer Algy Garrod, the AF Group and Terravesta on 7 September, the walk will explore how planting miscanthus on the...

Farmers receive carbon payments for the second harvest year Farmer participation on the Agreena platform grew 4x for HY 2022 while increased farmland enrollment by existing members accounted for 20% of Agreena’s overall portfolio growth. Agtech company Agreena, whose soil carbon platform is...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The Centre for High Carbon Capture Cropping (CHCx3), which represents a four-year, £5.9 million research project, has been officially launched. It has been established to help UK farmers and growers target net zero in the most efficient way possible...

Let’s start a harvest 23 thread! So how far do we all think we are from starting? Winter barley rapidly ripening here early start is on the cards. First week of july maybe, rape just starting to lose its greenness also!