GREAT
MISCANTHUS
LAKES
Great Lakes Miscanthus (GLM), has a formula to propagate miscanthus for use as feedstock for many applications. The System is a method to grow miscanthus, capable of handling all aspects of growing this sterile prairie grass. Also known as Elephant Grass this feedstock is the perfect product to use as purpose grown feedstock to create bio-products (biochar, biooil & syngas). Miscanthus is drought tolerant, carbon sequestering and able to purify soils by locking up unwanted chemical in the roots.
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Miscanthus
At inception, GLM started with the idea that we needed the perfect crop that will have some very specific properties:
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carbon sequestering,
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high yield biomass,
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long term sustainability,
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drought tolerant,
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low maintenance,
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cold tolerant,
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non-invasive,
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organic designation eligibility.
The perfect crop that fulfills all our requirements was miscanthus. This purpose grown crop will grow on almost any soil, including marginal, and is harvested in normal off-season times compared to traditional crops, using familiar harvesting equipment.
The System
In order to properly propagate this crop, we needed to develop a process, a System, that would allow us to prepare the soil, harvest our rhizomes, plant them, nurture the roots and harvest the biomass from the field prepared for processing. The System has three major components field preparation before planting, rhizome harvesting from our nursery, planting of rhizome using our planting services.
We also provide services during the first year to ensure that you have a successful crop. GLM wants you to succeed, it is in both our interests. In the second year we will provide advice on care and feeding of your crop. With proper care you will be able to harvest a modest yield of 2-3 metric tons of cane to use as feedstock.
Maturity comes in year 3. Your February-April harvest should yield an expected volume of 6-7 metric tons per acre. You should be able to continue to harvest a mature yield for the next 15-20 years with minimal added nutrients and normal rainfall.
We plant your fields with our precision planter, guaranteeing an even crop capable of producing superior yields.
Using our system, you harvest your crop with your equipment reducing the cost of bringing feedstock to the conversion processer.
We at Great Lakes Miscanthus have taken up the challenge to provide growers the opportunity to produce purpose grown feedstock, highly suited to the biomass and food market. In the process of doing this we produce high value mid-level products for industry to produce their end-user products to replace conventional petrochemical products.
For more information please contact us at: info@glmiscanthus.ca