We’ve been delighted to have been part of the four year LegumePlus research project, led by Prof. Irene Mueller-Harvey of Reading University, which is now coming to an end.  It’s key objectives have been to investigate how bioactive forage legumes, in particular sainfoin and ...

We’ve been planting grass and wildflower margins at the edges of the fields to create pathways to walk around and we’ve also sown our Dry Land Herbal Ley in one of the arable fields. The seeds were broadcast with a spinner before rolling in. For many years the 11 acre field was used for ...

LegumePlus is a 4 year research project funded by the EU. Kicking off in 2012, its key objectives are to further investigate how bioactive forage legumes, in particular sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) and birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus), can improve protein utilisation in ruminant livestock ...

A while ago I said I would write about green manures, but then I came to my senses, realised it was too bloody cold, and crawled back into bed with the flu. Then spring happened and I remembered my great new fact about green manures that I wanted to share. I heard it from a man called Ian ...

A while ago I said I would write about green manures, but then I came to my senses, realised it was too bloody cold, and crawled back into bed with the flu. Then spring happened and I remembered my great new fact about green manures that I wanted to share. I heard it from a man called Ian ...