Tag Archive for diverse swards

September Newsletter

All of this year’s meadow seed harvest had been dried, cleaned, weighed and distributed by the end of August, and at the start of September we began the exciting next stage of our restoration projects: to prepare the sites and begin spreading seed. We also hosted our first FORUM since 2020 and our first AGM since becoming a registered charity. … Read more →

Mapping diverse swards of the future

THIS workshop is a chance to feed in your needs and experience of mapping at a simple level to help us achieve the diverse swards we want for our farms, local groups or clusters and landscape scale projects. This workshop is for you if you are asking questions such as How do I get started when I don’t have mapping… Read more →

Grassland Management improves Soil Health and Plant Diversity

Source: Farmers Weekly, 19th Oct 2020: How soil focus avoids supplementary feeding on Welsh farm Geraint Powell, situated near Hay-on-Wye, manages his Welsh livestock using a grazing system dictated by a strict pasture recovery. This system is building soil organic matter and increasing plant diversity, enabling him to produce lamb from grass only. Central to Mr Powell’s system is allowing… Read more →