Silage Analysis for Dairy Cattle; Getting the Most out of your Grass Dry matter (DM) represents the proportion of total components remaining after water has been removed. The lower the DM of forage, the higher the fresh weight needed to achieve a target intake.  DM intake is ...

Herbal leys are great for providing increased forage availability through late spring, summer and autumn when simple grass leys may drop off; their inclusion of deeper rooting species provides drought resistance, and seasonal growth helping to keep consistent production through the ...

Linn Huser is one of two Doctoral Researchers who are working with Cotswold Seeds as part of the LegumeLegacy project. Here, Linn talks about her research into genetic diversity in grassland plants and the link to soil health and follow-on crops. She also talks about how working with Cotswold Seeds ...

Ellen Baekelmans is one of two Doctoral Researchers who have been working with Cotswold Seeds as part of the LegumeLegacy project. Here, Ellen talks about her PhD research into multi species grassland mixtures in crop rotations, looking at how they affect the physical, chemical and biological ...

We are at the Moreton Show this weekend - Saturday 7th September - come and see us! You will find us at Pitch 60 in Zone A. Lizzie and Sam will be there, with some goodies and surprises!  Moreton Show is one of the biggest one-day agricultural shows and is just down the road from Cotswold ...