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Silage Analysis for Dairy Cattle; Getting the Most out of your Grass Dry matter (DM) represents the proportion of total components remaining after water has been removed. ...
Herbal leys are great for providing increased forage availability through late spring, summer and autumn when simple grass leys may drop off; their inclusion of deeper rooting ...
Ellen Baekelmans is one of two Doctoral Researchers who have been working with Cotswold Seeds as part of the LegumeLegacy project. Here, Ellen talks about her PhD research into ...
Linn Huser is one of two Doctoral Researchers who are working with Cotswold Seeds as part of the LegumeLegacy project. Here, Linn talks about her research into genetic diversity ...
Right across the UK, autumn sowings of stubble turnips and forage rape are now being grazed, fulfilling their valuable role in providing sheep and cattle with ...
This Oxfordshire farmer makes high demands on his grass, but careful management ensures he fulfils his ...
Alpacas have become increasingly familiar animals in the British countryside in recent years. One farmer explained that this is because: ‘They are pets, grass cutters, ...
David Gow has truly embraced the concept of farm diversification, branching out into selling Christmas trees and planting willow trees for cricket bats, which can only be grown ...
Jersey suffers from high levels of pollution from intensive agriculture. Last year, in peak times of potato growing, nitrate levels reached double the EU limit of 50 mg per litre ...
Ultimate performance short and medium term leys which provide the highest yield for silage. Good silage depends on many factors. These include appropriate fertiliser ...
One farmer's story of using root crops to provide winter forage on marginal ...
When Mark Pilcher of Gear Farm, St Ives, Cornwall bought some land in October 1998 he was faced with a problem field close to an old dairy unit. Being next to the slurry pit it ...
When you farm at 1000ft. on dry Cotswold Brash the great view doesn’t always compensate for the lack of grass. Russell Keepence knows this only too well, with an ...
Two neighbouring Cotswold farmers have gone into partnership in an innovative, joint venture with a Cornish dairy farmer and herbal leys are driving the busine...
Farm Type: Mixed Smallholding Location: East Sussex Size: 40 acres Soil Type: Sandy Loam Mixes Used: Bespoke Chicory Mix After taking over Lynne’s Organic ...
