The Centre for High Carbon Capture Cropping (CHCx3) is running three courses during the spring.  The Biomass Open Day: 14th April 2026 On the day we will hear from the speakers: Will MacAlpine, Rothamsted Research Kevin Lindegaard, Willow Solutions David Marsh, Energy Crops ...

Cotswold Seeds are proud sponsors and judges of the Farm Carbon Toolkit’s Carbon Farmer of the Year Competition.  Carbon determines our global climate system. This is having increasing effects on how we live our lives and is shaping how we should conduct ourselves. There are means to ...

Spring is finally in the air. Last year was very challenging. We went from a wet winter into what felt like a never ending drought with areas of the UK experiencing little or no rainfall between April-August. It’s been another winter of heavy rainfall, with many areas suffering from more ...

Spring is finally in the air. Last year was very challenging. We went from a wet winter into what felt like a never ending drought with areas of the UK experiencing little or no rainfall between April-August. It’s been another winter of heavy rainfall, with many areas suffering from more ...

  The revised Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) offer for 2026 has been unveiled and includes payments for growing herbal leys.  If you're interested in how herbal leys feature in SFI options, Cotswold Seeds is running another Herbal Ley Establishment & Management Course ...