A high protein, drought resistant homegrown forage is extremely valuable to dairy and beef systems, especially a crop that fixes its own nitrogen when fertiliser prices are high! Lucerne (medicago sativa) is a high protein forage legume which can be used for forage and can be extremely beneficial ...

Now is the time to think about sowing Stewardship and SFI Wild Bird Mixes. We have fast growing 1 year mixes and 2 year mixes. Despite the dry conditions we had some great results with the One Year Winter Bird Seed Mix in 2026 (see photo), this mix of small seeds like millet, radish and mustard is ...

Farm type:  mixed  Location: Oxfordshire  Size: 1400 Acres  Soil type: Chalky loam and heavy Denchworth clay  Mixes used: Maximum yield two year IRG mix, simple herbal ley, chicory grazing ley, lucerne Rowan Napper, his wife and sons, farm at Napper Farm Services in ...

Farm type: Arable with livestock  Location: Lincolnshire  Size: 2000 hectares  Soil type: Alluvial silts  Mixes used: Quick Growth Cover Crop, Diverse Grazable Cover Crop, bespoke high legume, rotational herbal leys Stafford and Sue Proctor farm at Lighthouse Farm, a ...

Farm type: Mixed  Location: Herefordshire  Size: 250 Acres  Soil type: Sandy loam The Soil Farmer of the Year award for 2025 went to John Joseph of Trecorras Farm near Ross-on-Wye, whose decision to focus on soil health, while bringing environmental benefits, was purely ...