A mixture of information, news & case studies
Richard and Jo Cuzens at Littleton Cheney in Dorset kindly sent in these images. Following an Italian ryegrass silage mix the field was sown in August 2019 with a ...
Wireworms, the juvenile larvae of the click beetle (Elateridae) are a particular risk to crops which follow grass within a four year period. It’s believed that the wireworms ...
Species of the Week: Milvus Red Clover has very good persistence. The Swiss plant breeders have used the Matenklee or mountain type Red Clover as a parent and have bred a ...
This period of warm, settled weather has created a window for hay making. But while it’s always a relief to get hay in the barn in dry conditions, early cutting can come ...
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 ...
Sainfoin leys should be considered to last four years or more. In this they are similar to Lucerne. However a proportion of the sainfoin will last considerably longer (up to 20 ...
Sam ‘Macca’ McPherson from the Cotswold Seeds’ warehouse is keen to broaden his experience at Honeydale Farm. He owns a small flock of rare Texels sheep and his ...
Low cost inputs, drought tolerance, great soil conditioning and an option for CAP 'Greening' criteria means that there is renewed interest in this robust and versatile ...
The period from late March through to April is the prime time for sowing fodder beet which can be a very useful livestock food source, offering one of the highest yield potentials ...
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 ...
Peter Cheek is Farm Manager at Godminster Farm, on the outskirts of Bruton in Somerset. The farm is owned by Richard Hollingsworth and milk is sold to make the well-known Wyke ...
Over 15 years of growing two year ryegrass silage leys, Greg Dancer has developed great insight into the many benefits of this crop. Greg farms a thousand acres in the ...
Though herbal leys are traditionally used as forage with regular movement of stock to keep on top of the growth, our Simple Herbal ley is also designed to be a great cutting ...
Alpacas have become increasingly familiar animals in the British countryside in recent years. One farmer explained that this is because: ‘They are pets, grass cutters, ...
We take a look at the Sainfoin crop at Honeydale and farm resident Sam Lane explains why it is such a wonderful crop to have on the farm. We look at how and when it was planted, ...
