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Drawing up a feed budget has allowed a Powys livestock farm to make decisions on winter feed early, before any potential deficits occur.

Rising to 430m at its highest point, the land farmed by John and Sarah Yeomans and their family can be a challenging environment for growing grass on the

Richard Morgan says multi species leys perform an environmental good By Debbie James Multi-species leys can perform as well as traditional ryegrass in upland regions, a three-year study in Wales has found. The European Innovation Partnership (EIP) Wales study put seed mixes incorporating meadow fescue, Timothy and a festulolium, together with plantain and chicory to the test on three upland beef and sheep farms. The results of the study show that a multi-species ley has yield benefits in early and late season production. Yield data collected from the trial showed a clear yield benef...

Multispecies leys show seasonal advantage in Welsh uplands >More in © Skymoon 13/Adobe Stock Multispecies leys can perform as well as traditional ryegrass in upland regions, a three-year study by the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) Wales has found. Seed mixes incorporating meadow fescue, Timothy and a Festulolium, together with plantain and chicory, were put to the test on three upland beef and sheep farms. Data from the trial showed the multispecies ley had a clear yield benefit in the first full year of production on one of th...

Early indications from an on-farm project in Wales has shown that intensive rotational grazing in sheep systems increases soil organic matter (SOM).