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 ...

January is a good time to take a close look at autumn–sown grass seed mixtures to see how well they have established and how the winter weather has affected them. Many leys that got off to a good start in August and September have benefited from the mild winter to date and are now looking ...

Studies have shown that the inclusion of Lucerne silage in dairy cow diets can improve forage intake, and increase output of milk protein, with no change in milk fat. The benefits together with lower forage production costs when compared with grass silage should help to improve margin/litre of milk ...

Solar panels often known as arrays, are usually mounted 1.5- 2.5 metres above the ground, so the question is what best to grow beneath them. We have learned that contractors require a grass sward to be low in height  and slow growing to keep grassland maintenance to a minimum and we have also ...