A mixture of information, news & case studies
Last month a group of Cotswold Seeds customers came to FarmED for a socially distanced farm walk to learn more about the benefits of regenerative agriculture. They heard ...
Cotswold Seeds MD, Ian Wilkinson, studied Farm and Grassland Management at BCA Maidenhead, where he also met his wife, Celene and spent a year as Student President under ...
Richard and Jo Cuzens at Littleton Cheney in Dorset kindly sent in these images. Following an Italian ryegrass silage mix the field was sown in August 2019 with a ...
Wireworms, the juvenile larvae of the click beetle (Elateridae) are a particular risk to crops which follow grass within a four year period. It’s believed that the wireworms ...
Suitable soils Pollen and nectar mixes are best sited on light to medium soils that are free draining, not north facing and have a pH of 6.0 to 8.0. Heavier soils will favour the ...
If there is one man who has inspired and influenced the work of Cotswold Seeds and guided our product development its Frank Newman Turner, a pioneering farmer and author who ...
When an old ley becomes tired and it’s time to plough up and reseed to improve productivity, several well known pests, which might be living in the old grassland, can cause ...
If there is one man who’s inspired and influenced the work of Cotswold Seeds and guided the company’s product development it’s Frank Newman Turner, (1913 – ...
This article considers whether farmers should grow cocksfoot (Dactylis glomerata) on dry soils as an alternative to ryegrass. Ian Wilkinson, Managing Director of Cotswold Seeds ...
Kevan Windridge, Manager at M D & S Oughton Ltd, Rectory Farm, Lower Swell, Gloucestershire, is very pleased with a new ley sown in the autumn, which included vetches. ...
Suitable soils and optimum pH The ryegrass based leys are best suited on fertile and moisture retentive soils, ryegrass can suffer on drought prone soils, an option on dry land ...
Calculating the fodder area needed to feed livestock can be a daunting task for people who do not know the yields for different types of ...
Dick Roper is the farm manager at Broadfield Farm partnership, a traditional mixed farm in the Cotswolds. He is known to many for his sheepdog handling skills. With over 2400 ...
Dr. John Frame, fellow of the Linnean Society and a past president of the British Grasssland Society, and Scott Laidlaw, a recipient of the BGS award, explain how to extend the ...
If you are considering a new ley on dry or drought prone soil, then cocksfoot is the grass you should turn to. Considered by some to be unpalatable and coarse, others know it to ...
