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 species. One of the varieties will often have “tet.” in their name on the Cotswold Seeds website. Here, ...

Farm Type: Mixed Location: Northumberland Size: Approx 1000 Acres Soil Type: Mixed Mixes Used: Legume & Herb Rich Swards  Changing an intensive system to regenerative livestock with legume and herb rich swards won Stuart Johnson the title of Soil Farmer of the Year in 2023, an award ...

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 Farm, a forty acre smallholding in East Sussex, Jeremy Davis was looking for a bespoke green manure that would be of ...

Farm Type: Solar Farm and Wildflower Meadow  Location: Charlbury, Oxfordshire  Size: 40 acres Soil Type: Cotswold Brash  Mixes Used: Bespoke Limestone Grassland mix, Tussocky grass margin and Cotswold Wild Flora meadow mix  Bespoke Limestone Grassland mix, Cotswold Wild ...

Farm Type: Pastoral Location: Chiltern Hills Size: 700 Acres Soil Type: Sandy clay loam, clay and flint, chalk Mixes Used: Herbal Leys/GS4 Legume & Herb Rich Sward    Jonathan Chapman started using herbal leys five years ago in an arable conversion and says the results have ...