All SFI Seed Mixes

Our most popular cover crop mixture. 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
• Suitable for Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI): SAM2
• Contents: 80% Rye, 20% Vetch
• Sowing rate: 35-50kg/ha. EFA Compliant

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

• 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
• Suitable for Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI): IGL2
• Sowing rate: 14 kg per acre. Pack size: 14kg 

Blend of three Italian Ryegrass varieties and two Hybrid Ryegrass varieties

• 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
• Suitable for Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI): IGL2
• Sowing rate: 14kg per acre. Pack size: 14kg

Use this mixture for AHL2 Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) and AB9 Countryside Stewardship (Winter Bird Food), to provide important food resources for farmland birds, especially Grey Partridges, during autumn and winter.

• Farmland birds eat the seeds from October and beneficial insects including bees and butterflies use the flowers during the summer
• Suitable for Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI): AHL2
• Suitable for Countryside Stewardship (CSS): AB9  
• Spring sown - one or two year mixture
• Contains: 50% Spring Wheat, 30% Spring Barley, 7% White Millet, 5% Linseed, 5% Fodder Radish, 3% Kale
• Pack size: 20kg. Sow minimum 50kg per hectare

Use this mixture for AHL2 Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) and AB9 Countryside Stewardship (Winter Bird Food) to provide important food resources for farmland birds, especially Finches and Corn Buntings, during autumn and winter.

• Farmland birds eat the seeds from October and beneficial insects including bees and butterflies use the flowers during the summer
• Suitable for Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI): AHL2
• Suitable for Countryside Stewardship (CSS): AB9
• Spring sown - one year mixture
• Contains: 50% Spring Wheat, 30% Spring Barley, 7% Sunflower, 5% Red Millet, 5% White Millet, 3% Quinoa
• Sow minimum 50kg per hectare. Pack size: 20kg

Use this mixture for AHL2 Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) and AB9 Countryside Stewardship (Winter Bird Food), to provide important food resources for farmland birds, especially Tree Sparrows, during autumn and winter.

• Farmland birds eat the seeds from October and beneficial insects including bees and butterflies use the flowers during the summer
• Suitable for Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI): AHL2
• Suitable for Countryside Stewardship (CSS): AB9
• Spring sown - one year mixture
• Contains: 50% Spring Wheat, 30% Spring Barley, 7% Fodder Radish, 5% Linseed, 5% White Millet, 3% Quinoa
•  Sow minimum 50kg per hectare. Pack size: 20kg