When the clocks go back, officially bringing British summertime to an end, you may think it’s too late to sow for forage for next year  - but it’s not. You can compensate for late sowing by pushing the sowing rate up by 30% with a ryegrass based mixture such as our Maximum Yield ...

The weather has taken a sudden turn for the worse and Autumn, so slow in coming, seems to have arrived with a burst of rain showers. Not surprisingly, we’ve been getting calls from customers asking what to do if they’ve sown seeds but not yet rolled them. How long can seeds be left ...

If there is one man who’s inspired and influenced the work of Cotswold Seeds and guided the company’s product development it’s Frank Newman Turner, (1913 – 1964) a pioneering farmer and author who believed in ‘health from the soil up’. His books, including the ...

Our customers find some interesting uses for our seed bags.  We’d love to see more amusing, innovative, or just downright odd ways that our bags can be recycled.Please post your pictures on our Facebook page or find us on Twitter. There’s a prize of a Cotswold Seeds fleece jacket ...

A recent CAP update presentation from Andersons farm Business Consultants made us aware of various areas where we can help farmers in terms green cover and catch crops (green manures). Potentially you could grow green manures to gain percentage points for ecological focus areas (EFA). Though some ...