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Farm Type: Mixed Location: North Wessex Downs Size: 300 acres Soil Type: Clay & Chalk Mixes Used: Bespoke Cholderton Mix & Simple Herbal Ley Mark Melly has used a ...
Supply of Stubble Turnips has been delayed this year but we're pleased to say that the seeds have finally arrived and we have started dispatching orders today. We are also ready ...
Farmers wanted to help a research project with its understanding of management practices used with leys in arable rotation.
Meet the Land Healer - In Conversation with author Jake Fiennes @FarmED 25 Jul, 18:00 – 20:00 We are thrilled to be welcoming Jake Fiennes to FarmED for the launch of ...
With rising nitrogen prices and an ever-increasing requirement to farm in an environmentally sustainable way, green manures are fast becoming a viable way to cut input costs, add ...
RESEARCH PROJECTS & TRIALS SARIC & NIAB Restoring Soil Quality Through the Reintegration of Leys and Sheep into Arable Rotation Aim: Many farms are reintroducing mixed ...
Silage is made on most farms but, surprisingly, less than half conserve it in the form of wrapped bales. With this is mind we asked Nigel Ford of All Things Rural to set out the ...
Species of the Week: Milvus Red Clover has very good persistence. The Swiss plant breeders have used the Matenklee or mountain type Red Clover as a parent and have bred a ...
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 ...
When winter barley crops are ready for harvest is the perfect time to start making plans for the Autumn. Choose a seed mixture that will fit into your rotation, be it an over ...
Our diverse mixtures and herbal leys have become increasingly popular over the past year. The autumn planting window for pure grass stretches until the end of September or ...
It is essential for any horse owner to know how to get the best out of their horse and pony paddock. Whether it be making hay, or managing grazing, this calender has been compiled ...
Clover species often look very similar, but differentiating between types is simple if you look for a few key ...
Cotswold Seeds MD and farmer Ian Wilkinson is taking part in presenting two sessions at the Oxford Real Farming Conference in January, which both look at issues relating to ...
There is a record of sainfoin being imported into England from France in 1652. From this time onwards it became widely grown in certain areas mainly the Cotswolds, Salisbury plain ...
