Case Studies

Case Study: Sainfoin with Vernon Bailey

Vernon Bailey has farmed his land in Oxfordshire for fifty years but recently learned from a farmer who was working it back in the 1920s that one of the fields was historically ...

Herbal Ley for Cutting

Farmer James Foote was prompted to contact us earlier this year after seeing our various discussions regarding herbal leys on social media. James farms near Truro in Cornwall and ...

Case Study: Wildflowers with Emmerich von Maltzahn

Here Emmerich von Maltzahn from Oxfordshire talks about establishing a wildflower meadow on one of his fields. This three acre site, which was once arable land has ...

Case Study: HLS Mixtures with Lord Willoughby de Broke

Over the last two years Lord Willoughby de Broke has planted wild bird seed mixtures and nectar mixtures. Here he talks to us about his involvement in environmental schemes. Now ...

Case Study: Wildflower meadow with Tony Bryant

Creating a spectacular new wild flower meadow as part of a large garden which is open to the ...

Case Study: Pochon Persistent ley with John Rogers

Here John Rogers from Hereford describes his Pochon Persistent mixture and how he is able to achieve high yields with no artificial Nitrogen inputs.  He regularly takes ...

One Man and his Clover

Dick Roper is the farm manager at Broadfield Farm partnership, a traditional mixed farm in the Cotswolds. He is known to many for his sheepdog handling skills. With over 2400 ...

Case Study: Green Manure with Caroline Corsie

This wildlife friendly farm has adopted a very long term approach to its soils. Caroline Corsie, a trained agronomist, is the manager and believes that farming starts from the ...

Case Study: Herbal Ley for Water Buffalo with Dagan James

Dagan James is an organic farmer who mob-grazes Water Buffalo on his special herbal ley.  Complex seed mixes have been grown on this farm in Stockbridge since 2004, ...

Case Study: Lamins with Sandy McFarland

Here Sandy McFarland, a long time organic customer of Cotswold Seeds, explains his preference for the Lamins Ley and its benefits over ryegrass-only leys for his dairy ...

Case Study: Long Term Grazing Leys with Tom Butler Stoney

Tom and his family have been farming near Kings Lynn since the 1960s, having originally moved up from Hampshire. The farm is a mixed dairy and arable enterprise, based around a ...

Case Study: Pochon Persistent Ley with John Rogers

Here John Rogers from Hereford describes his Pochon Persistent mixture and how he is able to achieve high yields with no artificial Nitrogen inputs.  He regularly takes ...

Case Study: Silage yields with Alan Smith

This Oxfordshire farmer makes high demands on his grass, but careful management ensures he fulfils his ...

Vetch Crop Boosts Ley Yield

When Mark Pilcher of Gear Farm, St Ives, Cornwall bought some land in October 1998 he was faced with a problem field close to an old dairy unit. Being next to the slurry pit it ...

Case Study: Hybrid Ryegrass Silage Leys with Stephen March

This equine and arable farm in Little Horkesley has been owned by Stephen March’s relations since just after the First World War but when Stephen and his wife took it over ...

Case Study: Lucerne with John Rogers

John Rogers from Hereford explains how and why he uses Lucerne silage for his dairy herd, and how it has provided a valuable fallback during dry weather in recent ...

Case Study: Maximising dual purpose leys with Robert Hyde

One Dorset farmer is reliant on legumes to ensure high forage ...

Case Study: Sainfoin with John Rogers

John Rogers has been growing Sainfoin on his farm in Hereford since 2004, and has found after 6 years it is still improving, even after an intitial potash deficiency.  Here ...

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