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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 ...
In order to comply with the latest organic guidelines in the UK, our mixtures are updated to increase organic content from 65%, to 70% of the total mixture. You can also request ...
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 - ...
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 ...
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: ...
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 ...
Plant green manure seeds from now on to get a fleshy green crop for summer incorporation. May and June are the ideal months to get any bare earth covered with fast growing green ...
Young ryegrass/red clover leys that were sown in the autumn can look like they are nitrogen deficient in their first spring. Some farmers opt to apply N fertiliser in early April ...
The time to roll grass leys is before the growing season starts in earnest. Rolling swards with either a flat or Cambridge roller encourages grass to tiller so increasing ...
Nitrogen, in the form of nitrate, is the most important nutrient for high yields grass. To ensure its effectiveness levels of other key elements - phosphate, potash and calcium - ...
This week has seen a number of questions from customers about fodder beet - a crop that can be described as between a sugar beet and a mangold. This crop was once ...
Growing arable crops continuously can have a serious impact on soil condition. In these circumstances soil can lose structure and organic matter, becoming more compact and harder ...
When our customers order mixtures for ELS and HLS prescriptions they often ask us whether our seed is 'native'. This is because Natural England stipulates the ...
Farmers, academics and seed merchants - including Cotswold Seeds - are brought together in a new video explaining the benefits of species-rich pasture. These ...
Many livestock farmers plant brassica root crops over winter to supplement winter grazing. To make the most of this highly nutritious crop - and finish lambs quickly - is fairly ...
Temperature, day length and the amount of sunlight all have a direct influence on how much early growth you can expect from grass leys. Species choice is also vital with early ...
If looking for a forage crop to establish late in the year, after maize for example, then the choice of species is crucial. Late sowing can be difficult for non-aggressive ...
For low cost pasture improvement, the time to overseed is early Autumn, the key time to broadcast or drill seed into existing leys. Overseeding can cost as little as ...
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