Posted: 25th October 2018
The quieter winter months, when autumn sowing season is over, is the perfect time to take samples to test your soil health to make sure the baseline pH levels and nutrients are correct for optimum growth and productivity next spring.
A laboratory such as NRM (http://www.nrm.uk...
Posted: 22nd October 2018
Filming cover crops near Wantage last week for a First Hand case study for next year. Brassica species provide early growth, with an understory of winter cereals & IRG. It's all about soil improvement through carbon capture, building organic matter and over winter sheep ...
With all of the recent forage shortages after the long, hot summer it’s still not too late to plant seed. The clocks will be going back in a few weeks, officially bringing British summertime to an end, and while it’s risky to sow clovers this late in the year, some people do choose to ...
Posted: 19th September 2018
Overseeding can be a very useful, low cost way of improving existing equine pasture, which may have become thin and tired with age or damaged through over-grazing and late August to mid September is a good time to overseed, when the existing grass is slowing down.
The key to successful overseeding ...
Posted: 19th September 2018
With ongoing concerns about the shortage of forage this winter, it’s worth taking advantage of opportunities to fill the winter forage gap and begin building up forage stocks as a buffer for the coming months.
A positive outcome of the very wet winter and exceptionally hot and dry spring ...
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