The Secret Life of Mycorrhizal Fungi - What Is it And How Does it Work? By Ellen Baekelmans Fungi are very diverse and fascinating organisms. They are ubiquitous and come in all sorts of shapes, forms and specialties. Some are known for their negative impacts on crop yields1 but fungi can also be ...

Farm Type: Beef Location: Berkshire  Size: 400 Acres Soil Type: Sand and Chalk  Mixes Used: GS4 Legume & Herb Rich Sward  David Illsley’s four hundred acre farm near Newbury in Berkshire lies on soil which is difficult to farm; it’s light and sandy overlaying ...

Diploids and Tetraploids in Grassland Leys - Diversity in Varieties for Rich and Robust Fields By Linn Huser In a grass mixture you might find several varieties of the same species. One of the varieties will often have “tet.” in their name on the Cotswold Seeds website. Here, ...

Farm Type: Mixed Location: Northumberland Size: Approx 1000 Acres Soil Type: Mixed Mixes Used: Legume & Herb Rich Swards  Changing an intensive system to regenerative livestock with legume and herb rich swards won Stuart Johnson the title of Soil Farmer of the Year in 2023, an award ...

Farm Type: Mixed Smallholding  Location: East Sussex Size: 40 acres Soil Type: Sandy Loam Mixes Used: Bespoke Chicory Mix  After taking over Lynne’s Organic Farm, a forty acre smallholding in East Sussex, Jeremy Davis was looking for a bespoke green manure that would be of ...