A mixture of information, news & case studies
What Overseeding is the process of adding to an existing ley, to improve worn out or damaged leys, or patching up a recent sowing which has not taken we...
Stuart Knight, NIAB, CHCx3 Knowledge Hub Leader Welcome to the second edition of CHCx3 Insights, the newsletter of the Centre for High Carbon Capture Cropping, or ...
Read all about LegumeLegacy’s first face-to-face training gathering. Following its successful online event in September 2023, LegumeLegacy was delighted to host ...
The second episode of the No Till Crimper Roller series follows on from week one where we established the crop was a little to under-developed to crimp yet. We continue to hunt ...
Join us for a one day course on Herbal Leys Establishment and Management brought to you by the FarmED team and Cotswolds Seeds. Time & Location 09 Nov, 10:00 ...
There has been a sharp increase in the use of short term ley mixtures. Rapid in establishment and quick to produce bulk, these mixtures have become favourites for those producing ...
The Sainfoin Growers’ Guide is available to order or download. Following on from the EU-funded LegumePlus project, it outlines the many benefits of growing sainfoin and ...
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 ...
If there is one man who’s inspired and influenced the work of Cotswold Seeds and guided the company’s product development it’s Frank Newman Turner, (1913 – ...
We have planned an eight year rotation at Honeydale. For the first four of these years, the land will be given over to leys, so our first job this spring with the ley (a ...
After the time has passed for the longer term root crops which are great for providing forage or finishing animals in late winter (kale, maincrop turnip and swede, which takes 20 ...
Whether you run a small local syndicate or a large estate shoot it is important to produce good, reliable crops that provide plenty of shelter, cover and seed. Suitable ...
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, ...
If you’ve considered experimenting with a diverse seed mixture that’s more complex than ryegrass and clover mixes, you might want to try our Simple Herbal Ley. It ...