A mixture of information, news & case studies
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 we...
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 ...
Read all about LegumeLegacy’s first face-to-face training gathering. Following its successful online event in September 2023, LegumeLegacy was delighted to host ...
Fodder crops provide useful green forage when grass is restricted. They also make crop rotation work. Once the decision has been made to break up a ley or pasture, many farmers ...
September is a prime time for sowing wildflowers, when grass growth is slowing, meaning the flowers have a chance to come through. Whether you're planning agricultural ...
ELS and HLS sewardship agreements cover 2.5 million hectares and there are around 14,000 English farmers with ELS agreements. DEFRA has provided some £400 million to fund ...
Suitable Soils The key to successful overseeding is to reduce the competition from the existing sward as much as possible, before introducing the new seeds. Sowing in warm ...
Suitable Soils These mixtures will grow on most soils, ryegrass based mixtures will suit more moisture retentive soils Sowing Rate Grass based surface mixtures have a ...
Mr. Cornwallis of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire describes how drought tolerance among other benefits can be achieved using complex seed ...
RESEARCH PROJECTS & TRIALS SARIC & NIAB Restoring Soil Quality Through the Reintegration of Leys and Sheep into Arable Rotation Aim: Many farms are reintroducing mixed ...
As grass growth usually slows right down during the cold winter months there is no need to cut the grass on lawns and verges. However, during mild spells - such as the one much of ...
April is the ideal time to plant both long and short term green manure crops. The shorter term green manure crops such as mustard, sweet clover and red clover all ...
There are big differences between the types of seed mixtures we use for agricultural purposes, such as hay, silage and grazing, and those that we advise for amenity use, such as ...
Join us for a one day course on Herbal Leys Establishment and Management brought to you by the FarmED team and Cotswolds Seeds. Time & Location 09 Nov, 10:00 ...