A mixture of information, news & case studies
Ellen Baekelmans is one of two Doctoral Researchers who are working with Cotswold Seeds as part of the LegumeLegacy project. We asked each of the Doctoral ...
Linn Huser is one of two Doctoral Researchers who are working with Cotswold Seeds as part of the LegumeLegacy project. We asked each of the Doctoral Reesarchers to ...
The Secret Life of Mycorrhizal Fungi - What Is it And How Does it Work? By Ellen Baekelmans Fungi are very diverse and fascinating organisms. They are ubiquitous and come in all ...
Diploids and Tetraploids in Grassland Leys - Diversity in Varieties for Rich and Robust Fields By Linn Huser In a grass mixture you might find several varieties of the same ...
Milvus red clover is a European variety (developed in Switzerland. It has been bred from Matenklee cultivars, which has historically been bred for longevity and ...
Farm Type: Mixed Smallholding Location: East Sussex Size: 40 acres Soil Type: Sandy Loam Mixes Used: Bespoke Chicory Mix After taking over Lynne’s Organic ...
The autumn season provides the second opportunity in the year to think about planting grass leys. At Cotswold Seeds the majority of our orders are received in the autumn, ...
Farm Type: Mixed Location: Northumberland Size: Approx 1000 Acres Soil Type: Mixed Mixes Used: Legume & Herb Rich Swards Changing an intensive system to ...
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 ...
Trace elements, as the name implies, are required in very small quantities by both plants and animals, and concentrations are measured in parts per million (ppm) or mg per kg. The ...
A new range of complex grass seed mixtures for the equine market has been developed to help combat some of the most common health issues affecting horses, including laminitis, ...
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 ...
Mike Adams totally changed his farming system after attending the Herbal Ley Establishment and Management course at FarmED, run in partnership with Cotswold Seeds. Mike farms 305 ...
Jonathan Boaz started experimenting with green manures as a way to ‘to get something very beneficial out of a disaster,’ as he phrases, it. The disaster he refers to was the ...
Farm Type: Specialist Hay & Haylage Location: Oxfordshire Size: 250 acres Soil Type: Sandy Mixes Used: Hard Horse Hay, Traditional Hay Maker & ...
