Sam on a farm visit last week. Overseeding an older perennial ryegrass ley to boost clover levels and plant diversity, reducing inputs and improving livestock diet for native breeds. The preparation was the key. The field was harrowed 3 times to open up the ...

SARIC DiverseForages Project trial at our Centre for Diverse Farming Aim: To determine which level of forage plant species diversity provides the best forage, together with benefits for the soil, environment and livestock production. Partners:  BBSRC-NERC Sustainable Agriculture Research and ...

One of the most popular short term forage crops in the UK, stubble turnips are quick to establish with a good level of protein, making them ideal to fatten livestock, especially lambs over the winter. https://www.cotswoldseeds.com/species/61/stubble-turnip ...

Maincrop Turnip is one of the most winter hardy forage brassica species. Also known as hardy turnips, they provide grazing for livestock late in the winter/early in the spring, when other species may have been adversely affected by ...

Ian and Sam have a busy week coming up, giving talks about soils and herbal leys to a variety of groups and organisations all over the country, ranging from the Cotswold Sheep Group and National Trust in Wiltshire, to Harper Adams and the partnership between Defra, the Environment Agency and ...