Herbal Leys on BBC Radio 4's Farming Today

Ian Wilkinson was interviewed on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Farming Today’ programme, discussing the range of benefits created by growing complex or herbal leys. Presenter ...

Macca’s Before and After

This spectacular ‘after’ shot was taken by Sam Mcpherson, aka Macca, Warehouse Assistant at Cotswold Seeds as well as enthusiastic sheep farmer. Sam rents seventeen ...

Autumn Sowing Guide

It's best to exercise caution when it comes to late sowings in September and October.  This is a good time of year for sowing overwinter cover crops or green manures, which ...

Honeydale Farm Summer 2015

We planted a variety of crops earlier this year and it’s been encouraging to see them all growing so well. The twelve acres of Herbal Ley we planted in May germinated ...

Forage Legumes: Difficult for Farmers to resist

Legumes: Difficult for Farmers to Resist

A presentation we've been giving to agricultural colleges, international symposia and farming groups on the many benefits of seed mixtures containing ...

Hand Pick & Mix

At Cotswold Seeds we take great pride in offering a next day delivery service, to make sure you have your seeds ready to plant as soon as  conditions are right. This would be ...

Rained Off

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 ...

Herbal Leys and F. Newman Turner

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 – ...

Cornfield Annuals Seeds in Bloom

Glorious photos of our Cornfield Annual Mixture in bloom in Surrey. (/products/929/cornfield-annuals-mixture)  'A very cheerful display which is much admired ...

Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Grassland

Becky Willson, Farm Carbon Cutting Toolkit Project Officer Profitable and sustainable farming is the ultimate aim of any farm business.  Minimising the ...

Magnesium Levels in Grassland

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 ...

Root crops come into their own at this time of year

Right across the UK, autumn sowings of stubble turnips and forage rape are now being grazed, fulfilling their valuable role in providing sheep and cattle with ...

Controlling Laminitis during the winter

Cold frosty sunny mornings can put susceptible horses, ponies and donkeys at risk of laminitis. These conditions create activity in grass which is thought to trigger the dangerous ...

Protecting your soil over the winter

It is at this time of year that soil-covering ‘green manure’ crops planted post-harvest really prove their worth. Their main purpose is to prevent nutrients - ...

Giving grass a break vital in dry conditions

Due to prolonged dry weather many long term leys and permanent pastures have been over grazed recently by cattle, sheep and horses. This is especially the case in the ...

What exactly is hybrid ryegrass?

Ryegrass - the most popular agricultural grass species - comes in four forms: perennial, Italian, westerwold and hybrid. The hybrid is the progeny of two of these ryegrasses: ...

Autumn grass seed sowing begins

August is one of the most popular months for sowing grass seed. With the arable harvest underway many farmers make the most of available soil moisture by planting forage ...