Regenerative Agriculture
Following on from Foxcote’s committment to regenerative farming and their objective to improve soil health and fertility, they are now seeing the great results from using White Mustard as a Green Manure. After a fallow period, a crop of White Mustard was drilled to produce a high volume of Bio Mass which was ploughed in […]
Linseed Growers Required
The burgeoning demand for Linseed has lead to traders and buyers to look for farmers and growers to sign up and grow yellow or brown Linseed under contract. EasyCut varieties are proving a big hit with growers. Many are saying ‘it was a dream to cut…’ and ‘…we absolutely flew through the crop”. The […]
Supplying the Best Quality at the Best Price
We are proud to work with market-leading seed growers and developers. Their continuous work enables farmers to benefit from great yields. Germinal is a seventh generation family company with a proud history and heritage. Their ongoing investment in innovation, research and knowledge sharing is at the forefront of what they do. Their expertise can […]
Mr. Irvine, Wiltshire
Linseed – a crop for three markets Mr. Irvine identified his business was well-suited to growing Linseed. This crop has 3 distinct markets: Industrial Oils Animal Feed Human health foods His crop is aimed at the Human health food market – the latest pictures below, show the crop close to harvest. Lolan Westerwold Supplied […]
How Lime Can Improve Your Soil
Farmers repeatedly comment on how spreading agricultural lime can really be one the most profitable inputs on their farm. Without maintaining your soil’s pH you risk increasing the natural acidity in your soil and reducing the fertility. The four main reasons losses occur are: Rainfall, which causes leaching Cropping Grazing Fertiliser and Manure use Nick […]
Mr. Tiley, Wiltshire
Organic Project Mr. Tiley has taken on a new project with his organic farm at Marshfield on the Wiltshire/South Glos. Border. Planting a legume & herb rich mixture GS4 supplied by St Catherine’s Seeds into an existing organic grass mixture. Local contractor Mr. T. Bravin is using his specialist Grass Seed Direct Drill […]
Foxcote Farm, Nr.Andover, Hants
White Mustard Seed as a Green Manure Crop Foxcote Farm’s objective is to help improve his soil fertility and health after many years of continuous cereal crops. After a fallow period, a crop of Green Manure (White Mustard) is being precision drilled and then rolled to get this fast growing crop established after a […]
Anglesey
A satisfied farmer with increased yields of grass from Seed mixtures supplied by St Catherines Seeds in 2019. “Never has my farm grown so much!”, Daniel commented as his large machinery was required to manage it all Silage Bales – Anglesey Silage bales courtesy of Mr. Thomas, Anglesey Silage Bales – Anglesey Silage bales […]
Mr.Hunt, Swanbourne, Milton Keynes
We were contacted by Mr. Hunt who wanted advice on the best seed to sew a new lawn area from scratch. He had carefully prepared his seed bed and was ready to sow, we provided him with Pro-Master 51 Lawn seed, plus Johnsons Accelerator. May Preparation of lawn May Seedbed sown July Early growth […]
Martin Hewlett, Warminster, Wiltshire
Part 1: Seed bed preparation and drilling (Late May 2020) SCS supplied Mr Hewlett with APPIN Stubble Turnip seed This Catch crop takes around 8 weeks from planting to grazing. Appin is a grazing turnip which is mostly leaf, with a leaf to root ratio of 80/20 and is suitable for multi-grazing. Hewlett02 Hewlett01 […]
