by Sara Gregson | Aug 4, 2015 | Farming & Food
Three years ago, Finnish grassland consultants Anu Ellä and Jarkko Storberg came to Britain looking for ways to make their farmers’ fields more productive. The traditional timothy/fescue silage leys in Finland are hardy enough to stand up to harsh winters and deep...
by Sara Gregson | Jun 18, 2015 | Gardening & Environment
I was honoured to be asked to contribute to an e-book project collated by the lovely people at Modern Mint, a creative garden design company based in Essex, which also runs a lovely internet shop for gardeners. The idea of Modern Mint owner Darren Lerigo (a...
by Sara Gregson | Jun 8, 2015 | Gardening & Environment
Changing course because a business isn’t profitable, despite everyone working incredibly hard, seems to be a recurring theme in recent posts, and this one is no exception. But once again it is grazing and grassland that have come to the rescue! In the 1980’s and early...
by Sara Gregson | May 3, 2015 | Farming & Food
Keeping 880 cows on a grass-based system and milking them once a day, is far more enjoyable and makes more money, than having half the number of cows and milking them three, or even two times a day. So says Gavin Green – and he should know. He, with Lydney Park Estate...
by Sara Gregson | Feb 26, 2015 | Gardening & Environment
Earlier this month I attended a Conservation Grazing conference in Worcestershire, hosted by Natural England, which challenged the concept of set stocking cattle in low numbers, on sensitive sites. This article first appeared in the spring issue of the British...