A mixture of information, news & case studies
Paul Totterdell is in London today, attending the Sustainable Forages for Net-Zero in Livestock Production conference, organised by SCI, a global innovation hub where science ...
Can I patch up a poor Lucerne crop? Lucerne and the effect of Auto-toxicity The extremely dry summer of 2022 has highlighted the drought resistance of this deep ...
At this time of year it is not unusual to receive calls regarding the management of autumn sown grass leys, usually a light autumn graze, plus some colder winter weather is ...
Chris Molyneux is Director of Molyneux Kale Company in the North West of England, growing different types of kale as well as chicory and chard, selling wholesale to food ...
Suitable Soils The key to successful overseeding is to reduce the competition from the existing sward as much as possible, before introducing the new seeds. Sowing in warm ...
Soil is vital capital on any farm and most farmers understand the need to look after it’s health, but for sheep farmer Philip Langton there’s an added ...
We planted a variety of crops earlier this year and it’s been encouraging to see them all growing so well. The twelve acres of Herbal Ley we planted in May germinated ...
Young ryegrass/red clover leys that were sown in the autumn can look like they are nitrogen deficient in their first spring. Some farmers opt to apply N fertiliser in early April ...
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 ...
Ian Wilkinson describes the benefits of complex seed mixtures and their importance in modern grassland ...
Bumble-bees used to be a regular feature of the British countryside. They were often considered so common as to be unworthy of special mention by entomologists before the Second ...
Suitable soils: Ryegrass is a shallow-rooted grass and should be grown on moisture-retentive soils that do not dry out. The target soil pH for ryegrass grass leys is slightly ...
We’re proud to have sponsored the Plant Breeding Fit for the Future Conference yesterday, which Paul also took part in - important discussions about how to secure the plant ...
On some soils, particularly free draining ones, ryegrass does not yield well. One farmer has found a mix that meets all his needs without using this ...
When areas of the country suffer a very dry spell, such as spring 2017, farmers maybe concerned about seed germination. To minimise the risk of crop failure, Ian ...
