As part of a wider project with the Royal Agricultural University, we are conducting research looking into the aims, establishment, management, termination and the root architecture of herb and legume rich leys. In particular we are looking to gather views on farmer/grower experiences of ...

As part of a wider project with the Royal Agricultural University, we are conducting research looking into the aims, establishment, management, termination and the root architecture of herb and legume rich leys. In particular we are looking to gather views on farmer/grower experiences of ...

Robin Hill (b.1928) founded Cotswold Seeds in March, 1974. Unlike many of Cotswold Seeds’ customers, Robin didn’t come from a farming family. His father served in the Colonial Service, but Robin did spend the first 20 years of his life on a 15 acre smallholding in Northern Ireland and ...

What  Overseeding is the process of adding to an existing ley, to improve worn out or damaged leys, or patching up a recent sowing which has not taken well.   Why Overseeding is quicker and lower risk, where the existing pasture is retained and improved without a loss of forage or ...

Stuart Knight, NIAB, CHCx3 Knowledge Hub Leader Welcome to the second edition of CHCx3 Insights, the newsletter of the Centre for High Carbon Capture Cropping, or ‘CHCx3’ for short. On 20 September 2023, the Prime Minister recommitted the UK to achieving Net Zero by 2050. ...