Understanding the energy values of food-stuffs can help farmers ensure they are getting the most out of their forage. A sound knowledge of Dry Matter (DM), Metabolic Energy (ME) and Digestibility (D-value) is invaluable when planning for optimal production from livestock while keeping costs ...

We are delighted to see customers of Cotswold Seeds included in over half of the categories of finalists for this year’s British Farming Awards.  Tim Parton, from Brewood Park Farm in Staffordshire, is interested in cover crops and healthy soils, and was a FCCT soil farmer of the year ...

You’ve probably noticed how seed availability can fluctuate from year to year. The vast majority of the time this is caused by changes in the weather. Whilst a good season leaves farms all across Europe with sheds full of seed, a challenging growing season can mean crop failures which puts ...

We hope you’re finding the new features on our new website helpful. Since the launch last year we’ve been refining the site to enhance its functionality and add to the wealth of information. If you know roughly what you’re looking for, you can click on the green ...

With the market for our specialist grass seed mixtures continuing to grow, we’ve expanded and reshuffled our sales team.  Paul Totterdell has worked at Cotswold Seeds since 2000. Over the years his role has encompassed being on the mixing team, being technical advisor and managing the ...