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Herbal Ley Establishment & Management Course at FarmED

New Courses Launched at FarmED - Ideal for Cotswold Seeds Customers

Come and Learn More About Holistic Management, Regenerative Soil Health, Herbal Leys and Permaculture Are you a farmer, land manager or adviser with a passion for regenerative ...

Pochon Dairy Diary

Sam Clarke’s Pochon Dairy mix, a medium term, dual purpose, high clover cutting and grazing ley, used for high quality silage and sheep and cattle grazing. It was sown in ...

**NEW First Hand Case Study: David Gow talks about the Wild Flower Mix

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 ...

Spring Sown One Year Hay Ley 

The Westerwold Hay Mix is a flexible grass option to sow this spring. It is the only grass that provides a full yield from a spring sowing and, more importantly, it reliably ...

Which grass leys are good for early spring growth?

Temperature, day length and the amount of sunlight all have a direct influence on how much early growth you can expect from grass leys. Species choice is also vital with early ...

Cutting A Wild Flower Meadow Without Machinery

Farmers do not need to be told how to mow their meadows but those without proper machinery will need to establish a plan of action. Wild flower meadows become quite tall and ...

**NEW** First Hand Case Study: Tom Day talks about herbal leys

Size: 280 acres Location: Kent Soil Type: Weald Clay Mixture: Herbal Ley, Maximum Yield Two Year Silage Ley, Forage Rape.   When the spring of 2020 brought drought, ...

Case Study: Henry Edmunds - Vetches As Forage

Vetches are often used as an addition to a forage mixture to dramatically boost short term yield.  In this video Henry Edmunds explains how he has used vetches to improve ...

Out and About

Chicory for Finishing Lambs

The effect on carcass and meat ...

DEFRA clarify ‘greening’, EFAs

DEFRA has published new guidance this morning (14th August 2014) on CAP reform which will help you to plan and meet your greening requirements. One message that comes ...

Renaissance of a Simple System: Legumes for profitable, high quality forage

Never in recent memory has it been more important to find a way to make livestock profitable. Cotswold Seeds considers this problem and suggests that a lower cost of forage ...

Filming Cover Crops

Filming cover crops near Wantage last week for a First Hand case study for next year. Brassica species provide early growth, with an understory of winter cereals & IRG. It's ...

Case Study: Maximising dual purpose leys with Robert Hyde

One Dorset farmer is reliant on legumes to ensure high forage ...

Case Study: Lucerne with John Rogers

John Rogers from Hereford explains how and why he uses Lucerne silage for his dairy herd, and how it has provided a valuable fallback during dry weather in recent ...

Should lawns be cut during the winter?

A FarmED Team Reflection on ORFC Global 2021