All SFI Seed Mixes

Use this mixture for AHW1 (2024) Sustainable Farming Incentive, and Countryside Stewardship AB16 (Bumblebird Mix), to provide an abundant supply of small seeds during the winter months for farmland birds such as finches and corn buntings.

• Provides pollen and nectar-rich flowers for pollinating and beneficial insects including bees, butterflies and hoverflies
• Use for static implementation of AHW1 Bumblebird Mix
• Sow in autumn for optimum establishment
• Suitable for Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI): AHW1 CAHL2 AHL2 
• Suitable for Countryside Stewardship (CSS): GS8 GS14 AB9 AB16
• Contains: 34% Winter Triticale, 34% Winter Wheat, 8% Linseed, 7% Common Vetch, 5% Crimson Clover, 3% Gold of Pleasure, 2% Fodder Radish, 2% Kale, 1% Alsike Clover, 1% Birdsfoot Trefoil, 1% Lucerne, 1% Phacelia, 1% Red Clover
• Sowing rate: 50kg/ha. Pack size: 20kg

Use this mixture for CSAM2, SOH4 (2024) and SAM2 (2023) Sustainable Farming Incentive (Multi Species Winter Cover), to provide ground cover and rooting structure throughout the winter months. Vetch has a prolonged growing season and fixes Nitrogen at lower temperatures than other legumes. Rye develops a strong root structure to scavenge Nitrogen from the previous crop.

• Fixes and catches Nitrogen - Winter hardy mixture
• Low cost - Good weed suppression
• Used for rotational implementation of CSAM2 and SAM2 Multi Species Winter Cover and SOH4 Winter Cover Following Maize Crops
• Sow early autumn for optimum establishment
• Suitable for Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI): CSAM2 SOH4 SAM2 
• Contains: 80% Rye, 20% Vetch
• Sowing rate: 40kg/ha. EFA Compliant

Use this mixture for CSAM2, SOH4 (2024) and SAM2 (2023) Sustainable Farming Incentive (Multi Species Winter Cover), to provide ground cover and rooting structure throughout the winter months. This mix contains a range of frost-tolerant species to provide cover from autumn through to drilling of spring crops. Varying plant types and root profiles maximise soil conditioning and spring organic matter production. 

• Frost-tolerant 
• Range of rooting depths and types 
• High organic matter production 
• Fixes and catches nitrogen
• Used for rotational implementation of CSAM2 and SAM2 Multi Species Winter Cover and SOH4 Winter Cover Following Maize Crops
• Sow early autumn for optimum establishment
• Suitable for Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI): CSAM2 SOH4 SAM2
• Contains: 50% Rye, 25% Vetch, 10% White Mustard, 5% Brown Mustard, 5% Crimson Clover, 5% Oil Radish
• Sowing rate: 25kg/ha 

Use this mixture for CIPM3 (2024) and IPM3 (2023) Sustainable Farming Incentive to aid the establishment of oilseed rape plants. Popular combination of  TABOR berseem clover to fix nitrogen and the protective canopy of LIFAGO buckwheat.

• Suitable for Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI): CIPM3 IPM3 
• Protects the oilseed rape plants from flea beetle
• Best sown 7 days before drilling OSR
• Contains: 40% TABOR Berseem Clover, 60% LIFAGO Buckwheat
• Sowing Rate: 10kg/ha

Use this mixture for CIPM3 (2024) and IPM3 (2023) Sustainable Farming Incentive to aid the establishment of oilseed rape plants. The complete companion crop - tried, tested and recommended by us. Provides the ultimate protection from flea beetle with buckwheat's protective canopy and fenugreeks deterring odour, combined with nitrogen-fixing, fast growing berseem clover.

• Suitable for Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI): CIPM3 IPM3 
• Deters and protects from flea beetle, fixes nitrogen
• Killed by frost without regrowth
• Best sown 7 days before drilling OSR
• Contains: 50% LIFAGO Buckwheat, 25% TABOR Berseem Clover, 25% Fenugreek
• Sowing Rate: 10kg/ha

Use this mixture for CIPM3 (2024) and IPM3 (2023) Sustainable Farming Incentive to aid the establishment of oilseed rape plants. Maximum action against flea beetle provided by buckwheat's thick and dense canopy and fenugreek's degterring odour.

• Suitable for Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI): CIPM3 IPM3 
• Killed by frost without regrowth
• Best sown 7 days before drilling OSR
• Contains: 70% LIFAGO Buckwheat, 30% Fenugreek
• Sowing Rate: 10kg/ha

Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) produces a natural odour to deter flea beetle from the oilseed rape crop. Very tender to frost and therefore reliably winter-killed.

• Suitable for Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI): CIPM3 IPM3 
• Rapid establishment, high vigour
• Produces natural odour to protect the oilseed rape plants
• Sow individually or combine in a mix of other companion species
• Best sown 7 days before drilling oilseed rape
• Sowing rate: c.10kg/ha as a companion crop

LIFAGO buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum) is a different species to conventional buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) - particularly suited to grow as a companion crop with oilseed rape.

• Suitable for Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI): CIPM3 IPM3 
• Rapid establishment and high vigour
• Creates a dense canopy to protect the oilseed rape plants
• Smaller seeded and easier to drill with oilseed rape than standard buckwheat
• Scavenges phosphates from the soil for future crops
• Sowing rate: c.10kg/ha as a companion crop

Tabor berseem clover is an annual, nitrogen-fixing legume often used in forage or green manures and as a key variety for companion cropping with oilseed rape.

• Suitable for Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI): IPM3 CIPM3
• The only single-cut berseem clover variety - does not regrow after frost kill
• Compatible in seed mixtures with grass and legumes
• Nitrogen fixing legume with rapid growth and establishment
• Sow from spring to early autumn. Not frost tolerant
• Sowing rate: 15kg/ha.

20% Westerwolds, 25% Hybrid Ryegrass, 25% Italian Ryegrass, 30% Early Perennial Ryegrass

• Suitable for Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI): CIGL2 IGL2 
• Suitable for intensive cutting regimes with high yields
• Can be used as an after maize mixture and for anaerobic digestion
• 67D approx. 6 weeks after cutting with high sugar content
• Rapid recovery after defoliation ensures reliable cuts later 
• Suitable for high Nitrogen input systems
• Sowing rate: 14 kg per acre. Pack size: 14kg 

Blend of three Italian Ryegrass varieties and two Hybrid Ryegrass varieties

• Suitable for Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI): CIGL2 IGL2 
• Mixture of both diploid and tetraploid varieties
• Intensive cutting mixture for up to three years
• Responsive to high fertiliser input
• Excellent forage quality for ensiling and use in anaerobic digestors
• Good regrowth after cutting
• Sowing rate: 14kg per acre. Pack size: 14kg

Blend of three Hybrid Ryegrass varieties and 25% Red Clover

• Suitable for Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI): CIGL2 IGL2 
• Produces high quality yields of grass and clover throughout the season
• 75% hybrids ryegrass for excellent yields
• Quality and yield enhanced with red clover
• Good disease resistance
• Red clover will enhance the protein in the crop
• Sowing rate: 14kg per acre. Pack size: 14kg

35% Hybrid Ryegrass, 28% Intermediate Perennial Ryegrass, 32% Late Perennial Ryegrass, 5% White Clover

• Suitable for Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI): CIGL2 IGL2 
• Includes a blend of both diploid and tetraploid ryegrass varieties 
• Delivers yield and quality for both cutting, grazing and use in anaerobic digestors
• Combines quality grass cutting and year round performance
• Will cut or graze equally well with high annual yields
• Excellent sward density so withstands heavy traffic
• No clover option includes additional 5% late PRG
• Sowing rate: 14kg per acre. Pack size: 14kg

25% Early Perennial Ryegrass, 47% Intermediate Perennial Ryegrass, 14% Late Perennial Ryegrass, 14% Timothy

• Suitable for Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI): CIGL2 IGL2 
• Longer term mixture of entirely diploid varieties for quality hay
• Inclusion of timothy makes the mixture more palatable
• Up to five year duration for hay and haylage
• Can be grazed out of season if required
• Sowing rate: 14kg per acre. Pack size: 14kg