15 years ago at Burlerrow Farm, James Mutton made the decision to invest in miscanthus, an eco-friendly and self-sustainable crop that would benefit the farm as well as being the ideal material to turn into animal bedding.
Bound for Badminton
The most wonderful time of the year
Miscanthus is the main focus. We have 120 acres of our own plus over 500 acres of other growers’ crops to harvest and the weather plays a key role. The crop grows as a perennial and as temperatures drop in the late autumn the plants begin to draw the nutrients back down below ground into the rhizome, effectively allowing the main body of the plants to die back and begin to dry out.
