Over-Seeding an Alpaca Pasture 

The key to successful over-seeding is to reduce the competition from the existing sward as much as possible, before introducing the new seeds. Sowing in warm conditions, just ...

Sowing & Growing: Establishing the Llama & Alpaca Mixture

When to Sow: This mixture can be sown from late April to early September when soils are warm, and a consistent 7 degrees or more for a fast germination. This is a non Ryegrass ...

Carbon Calling Pop-up Event on Herbal Leys - 6th October

In this face-to-face, walk and talk event Helen Mathieu of Germinal, Francis Dunne of Field Options and Sam Lane and Ian Wilkinson from Cotswold Seeds will be discussing mixture ...

Farming Conference - Green Manures

It was a wonderful experience to take part in the thought-provoking Real Oxford Farming Conference at Oxford Town Hall this year. Our session was entitled Optimising Productivity ...

Surveying Sainfoin

An article describing the results from a recent UK wide survey on where and why Sainfoin is ...

Case Study: Rob Havard on Environmental Stewardship

Rob Havard’s herd of pedigree Aberdeen Angus is bred to produce breeding stock bulls, and comprises 60 sucklers, plus followers. As Rob is a member of the Pasture for ...

Autumn Sowing Guide

It's best to exercise caution when it comes to late sowings in September and October.  This is a good time of year for sowing overwinter cover crops or green manures, which ...

A FarmED Team Reflection on ORFC Global 2021

Case Study: Ralph Messenger - paddock grazing system

Flexibility goes hand-in-hand with farming, as Ralph Messenger proved when his plan to switch to a paddock grazing system was hampered by the wet ...

Red Clover – Worth a Try

With its high yielding ability, forage quality and suitability for silage, red clover could play a more important role than at present in environmentally-friendly, sustainable ...

2013: Ian Introduces Honeydale Farm

It’s always been part of my vision to have a farm as an extension of the Cotswold Seeds business and last year we bought Honeydale Farm, one hundred acres in the Cotswolds. ...

Macca’s Before and After

This spectacular ‘after’ shot was taken by Sam Mcpherson, aka Macca, Warehouse Assistant at Cotswold Seeds as well as enthusiastic sheep farmer. Sam rents seventeen ...