Size: 280 acres Location: Kent Soil Type: Weald Clay Mixture: Herbal Ley, Maximum Yield Two Year Silage Ley, Forage Rape.   When the spring of 2020 brought drought, herbal leys were the only forage left for Tom Day’s sheep to graze. Tom is a 4th Generation Farmer and his family ...

  Ian Wilkinson is speaking at the 13th BGS Research Conference which takes place from Tuesday 2nd March to Thursday 4th March 2021 and focuses on multi-species swards. Ian's presentation is at 10.15 on Tuesday, titled 200 years of herbal leys. This is an online event, kindly supported by the ...

Join FarmED Founder, Ian Wilkinson, on a virtual farm walk. Of course it’s not the same as actually visiting us at Honeydale Farm, but while we’re unable to welcome you, we hope this serves as a good introduction. This film was shot in winter and hopefully inspires you to come in ...

This late sown cover crop has established well near Hull. Established on September 10th by Jonathan Hodgson with the Mazuri strip-till drill, it’s ready for grazing in February before a spring sowing. It’s a bespoke mixture, specially tailored for fast establishment and soil cover and ...

Buttercups are probably one the most well known and easily recognisable meadow plants in the UK. There are many different types of buttercup, from the more well known Meadow, Bulbous and Creeping buttercup to the lesser known Goldilocks buttercup. They are everywhere, from grasslands, to verges to ...