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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 ...
This period of warm, settled weather has created a window for hay making. But while it’s always a relief to get hay in the barn in dry conditions, early cutting can come ...
Red Clover is one of the most popular true clovers in the UK. Once established it’s capable of rapid growth and shows reasonably good persistence up to ...
The mixture of sunshine and rain has been bringing on a lot of crops… Second Year Hard Horse Hay Second year Hard Horse Hay mix enjoying some sunshine ...
We have now planned a new crop rotation on our arable land, dividing our small arable area into an eight year rotation and demonstrating a method of diverse ley farming designed ...
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 ...
At Cotswold Seeds we take great pride in offering a next day delivery service, to make sure you have your seeds ready to plant as soon as conditions are right. This would be ...
A coastal farm that suffers from damp atmospheric conditions is not ideal for making hay, but Huw Jones, a fourth generation farmer in Cardigan, West Wales, has developed a ...
Mr. Cornwallis of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire describes how drought tolerance among other benefits can be achieved using complex seed ...
Low cost inputs, drought tolerance, great soil conditioning and an option for CAP 'Greening' criteria means that there is renewed interest in this robust and versatile ...
This 350 acre farm in Little Salkeld, near Penrith, is a particularly challenging corner of land, with much of it fronting a river which regularly floods, making ploughing ...
We take a look at the Sainfoin crop at Honeydale and farm resident Sam Lane explains why it is such a wonderful crop to have on the farm. We look at how and when it was planted, ...
Paul Totterdell’s role at Cotswold Seeds has evolved over the years to cover all things technical, in every sense of the word. He was born in Gloucester but moved to North ...
Thornage Hall is a unique type of farm with a particular function. It is run by the Camphill Community Charity as a centre that offers meaningful work to ...
