A mixture of information, news & case studies
The first edition of CHCx3 Insights, the newsletter of the Centre for High Carbon Capture Cropping, or ‘CHCx3’ for short, feaatures a wealth of info. * Stuart ...
Moreton Show is one of the biggest one-day agricultural shows and is just down the road from Cotswold Seeds. Come and see Lizzie and Sam at Stand 59. They will have some ...
While the rain has certainly made harvesting difficult in the last few weeks, those fields that are cleared provide a great opportunity to plant fast growing forage crops for ...
Coming to Groundswell? Come say hello! You’ll find us near the herbal leys plot, or join us for an informal gathering in The Discussion Tent - Wednesday 28th June 7pm. ...
Although lucerne is mainly used as a crop to produce hay or silage, it may in some cases be grazed in the autumn with sheep or cows. Sheep in Oxfordshire (pictured here) are ...
Lucerne varietal choice can be confusing. This is mainly because Lucerne is not native to UK soil, and therefore picking the right cultivar is important to ensure it can survive ...
Smaller catstail (phleum bertolonii) is a leafy perennial grass species found throughout the UK. It grows on low lands to foothills and can be found in old pasture and hedgerows. ...
Ian Wilkinson took part in the SARIC Open Day today, a unique open day with a range of marquee exhibits, talks and field based demonstrations focusing on the SARIC project ...
Linden Edwards from Monmouth discovered red clover in 2001 and claims that it has revolutionised his farming practice. Linden also grows barley in rotation which has ...
Mr. Cornwallis, a mixed farmer from Oxfordshire, describes his sytem for using a Cotswold Seeds Herbal Ley as foggage. Mr. Cornwallis, was found by the Farm Business ...
Martin Chatfield, at Crossways Farm, describes himself as an accidental farmer, who started farming ‘by mistake’ after he bought some chickens. That was nearly forty ...
Chris Burdett from Kirtlington Stud has bred world champions and derby winners on his Permanent Horse Pasture and has been using this mixture since 2005 with great success. ...
As a dairy farmer, Donald, was sure seeding would be better and cheaper than ...
Trials at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester (Gloucestershire) and by the National Institute of Agricultural Botany (Hampshire) have indicated the higher yield potential ...
Ruminal tympany, commonly known as bloat, is a digestive disorder of ruminants that occurs when the gas produced during normal rumination is trapped in the rumen and can not be ...
