We’ve been providing seeds and advice for the Praise Bee project - a charity set up in conjunction with the Church of England to conserve the mason bee. Featured on BBC Countryfile this week - about 42 minutes in, with four days left to view! http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/...

Magnesium is a vital ingredient for soil and plant health and deficiencies can have a dramatic impact on crops and livestock. It is a nutrient  that’s important for the processing of plant chlorophyll and for improving the utilisation of phosphorus in the soil,  as well as aiding ...

Our Responses to BBC Radio 4 Farming Today’s Grass Special You might have heard that the focus on Farming Today this week is ‘Why Grass Matters’, which has raised some excellent points and discussed issues we’re passionate about at Cotswold Seeds.  The ...

As part of our involvement with the LegumePlus project studying the various benefits of Sainfoin (legumeplus.eu), we are exposed to a great deal of scientific information, but it's not often we get to see such vivid pictures of the items we are studying.  The pictures you see here are of ...

Areas of heavy equine usage such as gateways and grass tracks around paddocks are at their worst this time of year. Continuous hoof traffic – also known as poaching - causes serious damage to grass and to soil structure which will create ever bigger bare patches in the summer and even deeper ...