{"id":65426,"date":"2019-08-07T06:49:13","date_gmt":"2019-08-07T04:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rss.nova-institut.net\/public.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.biofuelsdigest.com%2Fbdigest%2F2019%2F07%2F28%2Fterravesta-inviting-farmers-looking-to-diversify-income-with-miscanthus%2F"},"modified":"2019-08-04T12:40:56","modified_gmt":"2019-08-04T10:40:56","slug":"norfolk-farmer-diversifies-income-and-boosts-soil-health-with-miscanthus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/norfolk-farmer-diversifies-income-and-boosts-soil-health-with-miscanthus\/","title":{"rendered":"Norfolk farmer diversifies income and boosts soil health with Miscanthus"},"content":{"rendered":"

Farmers wanting to learn more about the many environmental and financial benefits presented by the crop are invited to attend a Miscanthus farm walk hosted by Adam and Miscanthus specialist, Terravesta<\/a> on 10 September 2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alex Robinson, general manager at Terravesta, says that more farmers are looking at planting Miscanthus since Snetterton Renewable Energy Plant opened in 2017. \u201cAdam\u2019s farm is 35 miles away from Snetterton Power Plant and we\u2019re looking to work with growers within East Anglia to supply it.<\/p>\n

\u201cTerravesta has a long-term contract with the plant for the supply of 25,000 tonnes of whole bales each year,\u201d says Alex. \u201cMany farmers are not only reaping the financial benefits of the crop \u2013 studies also suggest that Miscanthus can contribute to soil organic matter, earthworm diversity and stabilised soil structure.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adam Brewer manages the farm with his father, alongside running his own audio company, where he works with top international and UK clients. \u201cWe were looking to diversify the business in a way that allowed me to continue with my audio work and the environmental impact of our farm is important to us. Miscanthus seemed like the ideal solution, with a very local market,\u201d explains Adam.<\/p>\n

\u201cLike most farms, some of our land needed a rest and with Miscanthus, the soil is largely untouched for the lifetime of the crop, which can be up to 20 years,\u201d says Adam.<\/p>\n

Adam grows 16 hectares of Miscanthus, as well as wheat, barley, some maize and five hectares of Christmas trees.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe crop is 2.5 metres tall already and it\u2019s mid-July. It has next to no inputs, although I\u2019d stress the importance of pre-emergent herbicide directly after panting.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe crop is full of wildlife and we\u2019re looking forward to our first harvest early 2020,\u201d says Adam.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s clear that the farming sector needs to be more sustainable. We\u2019ve tried to switch to minimum tillage on the farm as much as possible and the Miscanthus will hopefully help our soils to recover from intensive farming over the years and leave them in better shape for future generations,\u201d adds Adam.<\/p>\n

The Terravesta co-hosted breakfast farm walk takes place in Melton Constable, Norfolk, on 10 September from 09:00 \u2013 12:00 and is free to attend. Places can be reserved on our events page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Farmers wanting to learn more about the many environmental and financial benefits presented by the crop are invited to attend a Miscanthus farm walk hosted by Adam and Miscanthus specialist, Terravesta on 10 September 2019. Alex Robinson, general manager at Terravesta, says that more farmers are looking at planting Miscanthus since Snetterton Renewable Energy Plant […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","nova_meta_subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5572],"tags":[14365,15983],"supplier":[13499],"class_list":["post-65426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bio-based","tag-farming","tag-miscanthus","supplier-terravesta"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65426","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65426"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65426\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65426"},{"taxonomy":"supplier","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/supplier?post=65426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}