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...
Sponsored
Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
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...