Our Mycorrhizal Fungi (MF) trials are progressing well. Earlier this year, we sought farmers willing to take part in trials of MF, sowing half their seeds with MF and half without. Naturally occurring, MF can provide a higher yielding grass ley with increased robustness, better drought tolerance ...

Following the end of the four-year-long EU funded LegumePlus research project, its coordinator Prof. Irene Mueller-Harvey of Reading University will be presenting results in America. Prof. Mueller-Harvey will give a presentation at the Synergy in Science: Partnering for Solutions meeting at the ...

On Saturday we held the Wychwood Project Pollinator Day at Honeydale Farm and it can only be described as a HUGE success. All at Honeydale would like to thank everybody who came and showed huge interest in what is happening at the farm, as well as those Cotswold Seeds staff who showed such ...

The four-year-long LegumePlus project comes to an end later this year, and to celebrate the achievements of all involved, we will be holding a dissemination event in October, where researchers involved in the project will be presenting their research and talking to us about their ...

The 2015 ‘Year of Soil’ saw a renewed interest in green manures and fertility building species often known as green crops, and also renewed flexibility regarding sowing rates to meet different requirements and budgets. The Benefits of Green Manures We have seen that sowing green ...