by Sara Gregson | Feb 13, 2012 | Gardening & Environment
Green plants like grass could generate electricity according to researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It might be some way off before we run our televisions and microwaves off lawn clippings, but within a few years villagers in remote, off-grid...
by Sara Gregson | Feb 9, 2012 | Gardening & Environment
Last summer Colin Crosbie, curator of the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Garden at Wisley, defended lawns in a radio debate, saying he believes having dedicated areas for grass is important for recreational and environmental reasons. For instance, green spaces are...
by Sara Gregson | Feb 2, 2012 | Farming & Food
Short supply and increased Europe-wide demand means UK farmers will be paying up to 50% more for their grass seed in 2012, compared to this time last year. But this should not put them off reseeding or renovating pastures that are under-performing, says Tim Kerridge...
by Sara Gregson | Jan 24, 2012 | Farming & Food
Successful organic dairy company Yeo Valley is burning home-grown Elephant Grass (miscanthus) to heat their farm office buildings this winter. Elephant Grass is a tall, coarse plant, originally from Africa that will grow for about ten months of the year in Britain. It...
by Sara Gregson | Jan 11, 2012 | Farming & Food
One of the things that puts farmers off relying more on grass is the fact they don’t know exactly how much the animals are eating. Irish dairy researchers at Moorepark (Teagasc) have come up with a nifty calculator to help estimate the quantity of grass utilised...
