"The purpose of this farm is to turn grass into cash," he says. Caveny stands in a plot of miscanthus, a perennial grass that by summer's end will grow about 12 feet tall and has the potential to ...

Miscanthus is a relative of sugar cane and it’s about to become much more abundant in a state dominated by corn and soybeans. Emily Heaton, an agronomy professor at Iowa State University, is ...

In the largest field trial of its kind in the United States, researchers have determined that the giant perennial grass Miscanthus x giganteus outperforms current biofuels sources -- by a lot.

A team of investigators have found that the giant perennial grass Miscanthus x giganteus outperforms current biofuel sources. Using Miscanthus as a feedstock for ethanol production in the U.S ...

Miscanthus, a potential bioufuel crop, uses more water than corn or soybeans but is better for water quality, reported scientists from the University of Illinois. This picture of Miscanthus ...

AMES, Iowa – Miscanthus, a perennial grass with vast potential to produce biomass, would deliver even better yields than once thought in Iowa, according to research by agronomists at Iowa State ...

Pros and cons of Miscanthus -- uses more water, leaches less nitrogen Date: September 9, 2010 Source: University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences ...

For the first time, researchers have successfully demonstrated precision gene editing in miscanthus, a promising perennial crop for sustainable bioenergy production. A team at the Center for ...

Resources used to generate energy consumed in the Hawkeye state are imported. Giant miscanthus — a warm-season grass native to Eastern Asia and known for its high yields — could play a role in ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. FARMERS AND landowners are being urged to consider maximising their returns and reducing their risk with Miscanthus – a renewable energy crop ...

A mixture of cut giant Miscanthus and coal is burned at the university's main power plant as seen on a tour as part of the Biomass Fuel Project Field Day in Iowa City, Iowa, on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015.

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Traditional arable farmer Jim Mullock is a miscanthus veteran – well ahead of the curve on the bioenergy crop having planted it first in 2005 – ...