Loonwerker harvests miscanthus between the showers **Note:** The original text is already in English, so the translation remains the same.

On Thursday afternoon, Jakobs demonstrated two harvesting methods. Firstly, the already well-known system with the maize chopper for the fine fiber. In this method, the chopper blows the fibers into a high-tip bucket, which later pours them into a truck for transport. One bucket holds about 11 to 14 tons of miscanthus. The other system for the long fibers is even less known in the miscanthus world. ‘This is related to the harvesting of fiber hemp,’ says Kroef. ‘The maize chopper cuts the fibers into pieces of 30 to 40 centimeters and places the harvested product in windrows. Then, a baler presses the long fibers into bales of about 400 kilos. Much easier to transport,’ finds the entrepreneur. According to hired worker Michiel Jakobs, the maize chopper can be used for the miscanthus harvest after a few minor adjustments. ‘That is feasible, also in terms of investment.’ He notices that the demand from the miscanthus sector is increasing. This concerns both long and short fibers. ...