A mixture of information, news & case studies
Two neighbouring Cotswold farmers have gone into partnership in an innovative, joint venture with a Cornish dairy farmer and herbal leys are driving the busi...
The next LegumeLegacy Newsletter is now online, featuring news about the training event in Zurich in April event, political decisions and developments across Europe and the ...
As part of a wider project with the Royal Agricultural University, we are conducting research looking into the aims, establishment, management, termination and the root ...
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, ...
Following the long and wet winter of 2017/2018 which exhausted forage stocks on some farms, we’ve had a spring and early summer season of complete contrast, the ground very ...
Legumes help sustain soil fertility but the plant is only half the ...
It’s heartening to see that the recently concluded €4 LegumePlus project, in which we have been actively involved for the past four years, is achieving its goal of ...
First Hand Case Study with Justin Newman Farm Type: Pastured pigs Location: Cornwall Size: 0.7 acres Soil Type: Fertile loam Mixes Used: ...
We’ve been involved in two local events this week. Last Thursday we were invited to The Cotswold School in Bourton-on-the-Water, for a Food & Farming day, part of Open ...
The Sainfoin Growers’ Guide is available to order or download. Following on from the EU-funded LegumePlus project, it outlines the many benefits of growing sainfoin and ...
Join us for a one day course on Herbal Leys Establishment and Management brought to you by the FarmED team and Cotswolds Seeds. Join us for a one day course on Herbal ...
When you farm at 1000ft. on dry Cotswold Brash the great view doesn’t always compensate for the lack of grass. Russell Keepence knows this only too well, with an ...
Never in recent memory has it been more important to find a way to make livestock profitable. Cotswold Seeds considers this problem and suggests that a lower cost of forage ...
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 ...