Update Harvest 2025

Update Harvest 2025

Weather, Politics and Markets: three things farmers have no control over, and all three seem to be conspiring against the farming community at present. The driest spring in a hundred years in parts of England has made many rethink their winter forage and cropping...
Update Spring 2025

Update Spring 2025

Seeds Our new catalogue for 2025 is enclosed with updated information and mixtures for all your seed requirements. The welcome current spell of dry weather has certainly got the phone ringing, but please don’t be tempted to drill mixtures containing legumes and herbs...
Update Winter 2024

Update Winter 2024

Seeds Despite the current political turmoil, the SFI scheme remains the main way for farmers to claw back some or all of what was the Basic Payment Scheme. The two most popular options have been ALH 2 (winter bird food) and SAM3 (herbal Leys) due to their relatively...
Update Spring 2024

Update Spring 2024

Seeds The new Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) for England and the gradual removal of BPS / SFP are the biggest change to agricultural support in a generation. Prices for our produce at, or below cost of production, will result in most farmers signing up to SFI to...
Update Winter 2023

Update Winter 2023

The Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) is now fully open for farmers to apply, with over 15,000 having now expressed an interest and over 5000 in the application process. Given the challenging conditions this autumn, these numbers are likely to increase significantly...