GOVERNMENT scientists are drawing up plans to plant thousands of hectares of elephant grass to meet energy needs, reports The Independent Farm minister Nick Brown will tell the British Biogen ...

A north Norfolk farmer is inviting visitors to see a fast-growing energy crop which he says has boosted his soil health while diversifying his income. Miscanthus, also known as "elephant grass", is a ...

Researchers at the University of Warwick's Warwick Manufacturing Group are collaborating with a group of Elephant Grass (Miscanthus) farmers to use Elephant Grass to produce biodegradable plastic car ...

Planting Asian elephant grass across the Highlands could provide enough biofuel to drive every vehicle in Scotland and perhaps the whole of the UK, experts will tell a conference in Glasgow this week.

KOTA KINABALU: Hot on the heels of a herd of Bornean elephants feeding on Napier grass planted in Kinabatangan's Bilit eco-tourism area, their jumbo "cousins" have also been seen foraging on the grass ...

Miscanthus, also known as "elephant grass", is a perennial bamboo-like plant which thrives on unproductive land, growing up to 12 feet high with the potential to yield 15 tonnes per hectare. Adam ...

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