We’ve just returned from two great days at Grassland & Muck 2017. In a first for the Royal Agricultural Society’s biennial show, livestock featured on our plot. The six Texel sheep played a crucial role in the ‘Intensive Rotational Grazing Feature’ which we ran together ...

This is a new land management scheme that aims to replace environmental stewardship (ELS & HLS), the English Woodland Grant Scheme and the Catchment Sensitive Farming Programme (CSF). It’s important to remember that all existing environmental agreements will be honoured. Applications are ...

Founder of Cotswold Seeds, Robin Hill, sadly passed away earlier this month, aged 88. After obtaining an agricultural degree at Cambridge and then learning the practicalities of farming from the ground up as an under cowman on a dairy farm, Robin established Cotswold Seeds in 1974, running it from ...

Anaerobic digestion has made headline news as a green energy alternative to fracking. Cotswold Seeds Technical Advisor Paul Totterdell was interviewed by Reuters to talk about the benefits of herbal leys in connection with green energy firm Ecotricity’s plans for a series of green gas ...

All is by no means lost for farmers whose fields are submerged during winter floods.  While a few days under water is unlikely to kill grass, any longer than a week can cause serious damage, especially if the grassland was old.  Overseeding or reseeding will generally be necessary and ...