Winter Cover Crop Workshop

Posted: 8th December 2016

Ian leading a practical workshop fo FWAG South West at Rhode Farm Bridgewater on the benefits of winter covercrops.  Sown just before or after the combine, our Winter Warmer super quick mix covers the soil, fixes N while the weather is warm and picksup N that would otherwise be washed ...

Cover Crop Workshop

Posted: 1st December 2016

Ian is leading a practical workshop for FWAG South West next week,looking at the benefits of cover crops. It will take place on the morning of Wednesday, 7 December 2016, 10am-1pm at Rhode Farm, Rhode, Bridgwater, TA5 2AD.   Ian will be joined by resource protection specialist Jo Oborn and ...

Arable Innovator of the Year Award

Posted: 1st December 2016

Congratulations to our valued customer Jonathan Boaz who has won the prestigious  Arable Innovator of the Year Award, for his use of green manures and composting to improve soil organic matter on his Worcestershire farm. The awards are organised by British Media Agriculture, owners of the ...

Tackling Worms

Posted: 23rd November 2016

BBC ‘Countryfile’ programme carried a feature about how the emergence of drug-resistant worms is posing a severe threat to sheep farming in the UK and quoted the figure of £84m as the cost to the UK farming industry of chemical anthelmintics or drenches (wormers). Cotswold Seeds ...

Sam on the Road

Posted: 14th November 2016

Sam has been travelling the length and breadth of the country giving more talks on the benefits of green manures, cover crops and soil health as part of GREATsoils - Growing Resilient, Efficient and Thriving Soils. This ongoing programme of soil viability and farm health workshops is organised by ...

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