How to Fix your ‘Lazy’ Clover Leys
Unlocking Your Soil’s Potential: Why Your Clover Leys Are “Lazy” (And How to Fix It) As a farmer, you’ve invested in high-quality clovers and herbal leys to drive productivity. But there is a hidden problem many face: the “lazy clover” effect. When nitrogen is readily available in the soil, clover stops the hard work of […]
After Maize Success
One of our Somerset-based customers managing a 100-head herd of pedigree Ayrshire cattle recently put our After Maize Quick Grow IRG Italian Ryegrass mixture to the test. Despite the poor conditions, following on from a challenging 2025 growing season, persistent poor weather left a far-from-ideal seedbed, raising doubts about whether drilling would be worthwhile. After […]
OUT NOW! Catalogue 2026
Our new 2026 catalogue is now live and ready to be downloaded. The printed versions will be with you at the start of March. If you’re not already on our mailing list and would like us to send you a FREE copy, please click here to send us your details. This year’s edition is again, full […]
Welsh Grassland Event
A date for your diary – We’ll be attending the “Sowing Today for a Greener Tomorrow” Grassland Event 2026 The upcoming RWAS Feature County Grassland Event, Sowing Today for a Greener Tomorrow, is taking place on Friday 12th June 2026 at Cwmbrynich Farm, Defynnog, Brecon (LD3 8SS), hosted by the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society A […]
Italian Extra Grow – now available
Supply constraints and weather have reduced the availability of Italian ryegrass. In response, we’ve joined forces with Germinal, to arrange a bespoke solution for us, Italian Extra Grow. This carefully formulated mixture harnesses a blend of high‑performance ryegrass varieties and complementary species, ensuring availability and excellent agronomic performance. Backed by rigorous testing and Germinal’s decades […]
12 Point Reseeding Checklist 2025
Working with the experts at Germinal, we have put together this useful reseeding guide and 12 point checklist for 2025. Experts have concluded that older grass swards tend to produce a lower herbage yield and hence are less viable. In contrast, reseeding with perennial ryegrass can provide higher yields which has the effect of increasing […]
Fertiliser update – May 2025
Update: May – 2025 Moving into the after-cut season we need to make sure we are applying the correct nutrition to ensure yield and quality. Sweet Silage 23 – 0 – 13 + 5So3 + 3 Na2O offers not only nitrogen which is important for yield but sulphur that is important for protein content. Protein […]
After the maize harvest
The perennial problem of soil run-off after a Maize harvest has been addressed by Germinal. They have launched their new fast growing After Maize Quick Grow mixture, to minimise the issue of soil loss, with a custom mixture of Tetraploid, Diploid and Westerwolds varieties. This fast establishing mixture can be cultivated or drilled directly. Germinal’s […]
Fertiliser Update – Grassland Reseeds
Fertiliser Update – Grassland Reseeds Origin Fertilisers are one of our expert partners, their Nutrition Agronomist, Guillaume Franklin prepared the following article for our customers: A well-prepared seedbed, supported by balanced soil nutrition, will enable new grassland crops to become well established and contribute to the farm’s forage during the following season. One of the […]
Sustainable Grass and Muck 2024
Productive and sustainable Livestock event On Thursday 30th May, we travelled to Aberystwyth University’s Trawscoed Farm, to set up our stand and prepare to meet visiting farmers to this huge event. Trawscoed Farm covers 1,000 acres and the event took up most of it! There were farm tours, visitors could view trial sites, silage and […]
