FORAGE CROPS
Cope Seeds are able to offer a comprehensive range of Forage crops including:-
Swede – varieties available for both for animal feeding and culinary use. Seed available both graded for precision drilling or ungraded for use with a conventional drill or broadcasting. Both treated and untreated seed available. Please check for availability of Organic Seed
Kale – short varieties available for forage and taller varieties available for game cover. Both treated and untreated seed available.
Turnips – Both quick growing Stubble Turnips and slower, more winter hardy Maincrop varieties available. Organic seed of Stubble Turnip will be available from 2012 crop (around July 2012).
Forage Rape – Quick growing and ideal for Autumn grazing. Both treated and untreated seed available. Please check for availability of organic seed.
Hybrid Forage Brassicas – Quicker growing than Kale but more winter hardy than Forage Rape, ideal for later sowing catch crops which are needed for winter feeding. Both treated and untreated seed available
Forage and Catch Crop mixtures are available including Kale/Stubble Turnip/Forage Rape mixtures for earlier sowing, Stubble Turnip/Forage Rape mixtures for late sowing & Autumn use or Stubble Turnip/Forage Rape/Hybrid Forage Brassica mixtures for late sowing and winter utilisation.
GAME COVER CROPS
We are able to offer a full range of game cover crops both as individual species or as mixtures including:-
Buckwheat – Fast establishing producing a thick bushy plant which sheds seed in the Autumn.
Chicory – A deep rooted and drought tolerant perennial crop which provides excellent cover in the second year. It is best sown with an annual companion in year 1.
Perennial Canary Grass – A perennial crop which can take 2 years to fully establish. Ideal for exposed areas or areas with poor soil, Perennial Canary Grass can grow up to 2 metres tall.
Reed Canary Grass – Very similar to Perennial Canary Grass but more winter hardy and highly suited to Northern parts of the UK.
Gold of Pleasure – Suited to poorer conditions, Gold of Pleasure (also known as Camelina or False Flax) is fast maturing and produces a seed highly attractive to game birds. Useful for sowing in combination with Triticale, Barley and Linseed for use in exposed sites.
Kale – One of the most popular choices for game cover, Kale is winter hardy and will provide and an excellent canopy combined with bare ground underneath making it easy for the birds to move around under the shelter of the leaves.
Linseed – a quick establishing crop with a tolerance to a wide range of soils. Will readily shed it’s seed in the autumn to provide highly palatable feed for the birds
Maize – one of the staple game cover crops, maize provides excellent shelter for game birds that is easy for them to move around in. The cobs will also provide valuable feed.
Red & White Millet – will provide high yields of seed and is a good companion to maize crops being sown as a feeding block of flushing point next to the maize. Using a blend of Red and White millet gives a wider window of seed shedding times.
Japanese Reed Millet – will produce a dense windproof stand ideal for use alongside maize. Red and White Millet can be mixed in with the Reed Millet to provide feed as well as cover.
Mustard – inexpensive and quick to establish, Mustard is ideal for late sowings.
Phacelia – an extremely fast growing crop whose purple/blue flowers will attract great number of insects. It’s dense growth habit smothers out most weed competition. Care must be taken to destroy the crop as Phacelia easily reseeds itself.
Quinoa – capable of shedding up to 1 tonne per acre of high protein seed. Quinoa seed is well liked by pheasants, partridges and other farmland birds. Quinoa is an ideal companion for cover only crops such as Kale and Hybrid Forage Brassicas.
Hybrid Forage Brassicas – a Forage Rape x Kale cross that is quicker growing than Kale and more winter hardy than Forage Rape. Forage Brassicas are ideal for late sowings and should provide excellent cover throughout the shooting season.
Giant Sorghum – more suited to southern parts of the UK, Giant Sorghum is drought tolerant and can grow to over 2 metres, making it an ideal wind break for more vulnerable crops. Giant Sorghum can be prone to lodging later in the season.
Dwarf Sorghum – has a sturdy broad leafed stem and a large seed head. It will provide a warm environment for birds during the shooting season and can be sown as a companion crop to maize.
Sunflowers – are ideal for sowing in conjunction with other game cover crops, Sunflowers will produce large amounts of nutritious, oil rich seed that is liked by all types of game bird. Giant varieties have heads that are too tall for birds and therefore have to be broken to enable birds to reach the seed. Shorter (Peredovic) types are available which are less prone to lodging and have larger seed heads than the giant types.
Yellow Sweet Clover – a biennial plant which can last for several years due to it’s ability to regenerate itself through shedding seed. Yellow sweet Clover has a sweet small and produces large amounts of nectar making it highly attractive to insects which in turn attract birds. Best sown with an annual companion crop to produce a cover in first year.
Texsel Greens – an easy to establish, quick growing cop which is frost hardy and ideal for suppressing any weeds
Triticale – will provide feed in areas of low fertility where it will grow happily with little or no inputs. It is a useful crop to grow in areas where Maize or Millet are not an option. It is winter hardy and has good disease resistance whilst it also resistant to Rabbits.
ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP MIXTURES
Please contact us for information on Environmental Stewardship mixtures including grass seed mixtures for margins, Nectar Flower mixtures and Wild Bird Cover mixtures. We are more than happy to discuss any individual requirement that you may have for either entry level or higher level schemes. Organic seed is available of many of the species suitable for stewardship use.
We also have available a wide range of UK native wild flowers sourced direct from experienced growers with full provenance details where required.
FORAGE CROPS
Cope Seeds are able to offer a comprehensive range of Forage crops including:-
Swede – varieties available for both for animal feeding and culinary use. Seed available both graded for precision drilling or ungraded for use with a conventional drill or broadcasting. Both treated and untreated seed available. Please check for availability of Organic Seed
Kale – short varieties available for forage and taller varieties available for game cover. Both treated and untreated seed available.
Turnips – Both quick growing Stubble Turnips and slower, more winter hardy Maincrop varieties available. Organic seed of Stubble Turnip will be available from 2012 crop (around July 2012).
Forage Rape – Quick growing and ideal for Autumn grazing. Both treated and untreated seed available. Please check for availability of organic seed.
Hybrid Forage Brassicas – Quicker growing than Kale but more winter hardy than Forage Rape, ideal for later sowing catch crops which are needed for winter feeding. Both treated and untreated seed available
Forage and Catch Crop mixtures are available including Kale/Stubble Turnip/Forage Rape mixtures for earlier sowing, Stubble Turnip/Forage Rape mixtures for late sowing & Autumn use or Stubble Turnip/Forage Rape/Hybrid Forage Brassica mixtures for late sowing and winter utilisation.
GAME COVER CROPS
We are able to offer a full range of game cover crops both as individual species or as mixtures including:-
Buckwheat – Fast establishing producing a thick bushy plant which sheds seed in the Autumn.
Chicory – A deep rooted and drought tolerant perennial crop which provides excellent cover in the second year. It is best sown with an annual companion in year 1.
Perennial Canary Grass – A perennial crop which can take 2 years to fully establish. Ideal for exposed areas or areas with poor soil, Perennial Canary Grass can grow up to 2 metres tall.
Reed Canary Grass – Very similar to Perennial Canary Grass but more winter hardy and highly suited to Northern parts of the UK.
Gold of Pleasure – Suited to poorer conditions, Gold of Pleasure (also known as Camelina or False Flax) is fast maturing and produces a seed highly attractive to game birds. Useful for sowing in combination with Triticale, Barley and Linseed for use in exposed sites.
Kale – One of the most popular choices for game cover, Kale is winter hardy and will provide and an excellent canopy combined with bare ground underneath making it easy for the birds to move around under the shelter of the leaves.
Linseed – a quick establishing crop with a tolerance to a wide range of soils. Will readily shed it’s seed in the autumn to provide highly palatable feed for the birds
Maize – one of the staple game cover crops, maize provides excellent shelter for game birds that is easy for them to move around in. The cobs will also provide valuable feed.
Red & White Millet – will provide high yields of seed and is a good companion to maize crops being sown as a feeding block of flushing point next to the maize. Using a blend of Red and White millet gives a wider window of seed shedding times.
Japanese Reed Millet – will produce a dense windproof stand ideal for use alongside maize. Red and White Millet can be mixed in with the Reed Millet to provide feed as well as cover.
Mustard – inexpensive and quick to establish, Mustard is ideal for late sowings.
Phacelia – an extremely fast growing crop whose purple/blue flowers will attract great number of insects. It’s dense growth habit smothers out most weed competition. Care must be taken to destroy the crop as Phacelia easily reseeds itself.
Quinoa – capable of shedding up to 1 tonne per acre of high protein seed. Quinoa seed is well liked by pheasants, partridges and other farmland birds. Quinoa is an ideal companion for cover only crops such as Kale and Hybrid Forage Brassicas.
Hybrid Forage Brassicas – a Forage Rape x Kale cross that is quicker growing than Kale and more winter hardy than Forage Rape. Forage Brassicas are ideal for late sowings and should provide excellent cover throughout the shooting season.
Giant Sorghum – more suited to southern parts of the UK, Giant Sorghum is drought tolerant and can grow to over 2 metres, making it an ideal wind break for more vulnerable crops. Giant Sorghum can be prone to lodging later in the season.
Dwarf Sorghum – has a sturdy broad leafed stem and a large seed head. It will provide a warm environment for birds during the shooting season and can be sown as a companion crop to maize.
Sunflowers – are ideal for sowing in conjunction with other game cover crops, Sunflowers will produce large amounts of nutritious, oil rich seed that is liked by all types of game bird. Giant varieties have heads that are too tall for birds and therefore have to be broken to enable birds to reach the seed. Shorter (Peredovic) types are available which are less prone to lodging and have larger seed heads than the giant types.
Yellow Sweet Clover – a biennial plant which can last for several years due to it’s ability to regenerate itself through shedding seed. Yellow sweet Clover has a sweet small and produces large amounts of nectar making it highly attractive to insects which in turn attract birds. Best sown with an annual companion crop to produce a cover in first year.
Texsel Greens – an easy to establish, quick growing cop which is frost hardy and ideal for suppressing any weeds
Triticale – will provide feed in areas of low fertility where it will grow happily with little or no inputs. It is a useful crop to grow in areas where Maize or Millet are not an option. It is winter hardy and has good disease resistance whilst it also resistant to Rabbits.
ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP MIXTURES
Please contact us for information on Environmental Stewardship mixtures including grass seed mixtures for margins, Nectar Flower mixtures and Wild Bird Cover mixtures. We are more than happy to discuss any individual requirement that you may have for either entry level or higher level schemes. Organic seed is available of many of the species suitable for stewardship use.
We also have available a wide range of UK native wild flowers sourced direct from experienced growers with full provenance details where required.
FORAGE CROPS
Cope Seeds are able to offer a comprehensive range of Forage crops including:-
Swede – varieties available for both for animal feeding and culinary use. Seed available both graded for precision drilling or ungraded for use with a conventional drill or broadcasting. Both treated and untreated seed available. Please check for availability of Organic Seed
Kale – short varieties available for forage and taller varieties available for game cover. Both treated and untreated seed available.
Turnips – Both quick growing Stubble Turnips and slower, more winter hardy Maincrop varieties available. Organic seed of Stubble Turnip will be available from 2012 crop (around July 2012).
Forage Rape – Quick growing and ideal for Autumn grazing. Both treated and untreated seed available. Please check for availability of organic seed.
Hybrid Forage Brassicas – Quicker growing than Kale but more winter hardy than Forage Rape, ideal for later sowing catch crops which are needed for winter feeding. Both treated and untreated seed available
Forage and Catch Crop mixtures are available including Kale/Stubble Turnip/Forage Rape mixtures for earlier sowing, Stubble Turnip/Forage Rape mixtures for late sowing & Autumn use or Stubble Turnip/Forage Rape/Hybrid Forage Brassica mixtures for late sowing and winter utilisation.
GAME COVER CROPS
We are able to offer a full range of game cover crops both as individual species or as mixtures including:-
Buckwheat – Fast establishing producing a thick bushy plant which sheds seed in the Autumn.
Chicory – A deep rooted and drought tolerant perennial crop which provides excellent cover in the second year. It is best sown with an annual companion in year 1.
Perennial Canary Grass – A perennial crop which can take 2 years to fully establish. Ideal for exposed areas or areas with poor soil, Perennial Canary Grass can grow up to 2 metres tall.
Reed Canary Grass – Very similar to Perennial Canary Grass but more winter hardy and highly suited to Northern parts of the UK.
Gold of Pleasure – Suited to poorer conditions, Gold of Pleasure (also known as Camelina or False Flax) is fast maturing and produces a seed highly attractive to game birds. Useful for sowing in combination with Triticale, Barley and Linseed for use in exposed sites.
Kale – One of the most popular choices for game cover, Kale is winter hardy and will provide and an excellent canopy combined with bare ground underneath making it easy for the birds to move around under the shelter of the leaves.
Linseed – a quick establishing crop with a tolerance to a wide range of soils. Will readily shed it’s seed in the autumn to provide highly palatable feed for the birds
Maize – one of the staple game cover crops, maize provides excellent shelter for game birds that is easy for them to move around in. The cobs will also provide valuable feed.
Red & White Millet – will provide high yields of seed and is a good companion to maize crops being sown as a feeding block of flushing point next to the maize. Using a blend of Red and White millet gives a wider window of seed shedding times.
Japanese Reed Millet – will produce a dense windproof stand ideal for use alongside maize. Red and White Millet can be mixed in with the Reed Millet to provide feed as well as cover.
Mustard – inexpensive and quick to establish, Mustard is ideal for late sowings.
Phacelia – an extremely fast growing crop whose purple/blue flowers will attract great number of insects. It’s dense growth habit smothers out most weed competition. Care must be taken to destroy the crop as Phacelia easily reseeds itself.
Quinoa – capable of shedding up to 1 tonne per acre of high protein seed. Quinoa seed is well liked by pheasants, partridges and other farmland birds. Quinoa is an ideal companion for cover only crops such as Kale and Hybrid Forage Brassicas.
Hybrid Forage Brassicas – a Forage Rape x Kale cross that is quicker growing than Kale and more winter hardy than Forage Rape. Forage Brassicas are ideal for late sowings and should provide excellent cover throughout the shooting season.
Giant Sorghum – more suited to southern parts of the UK, Giant Sorghum is drought tolerant and can grow to over 2 metres, making it an ideal wind break for more vulnerable crops. Giant Sorghum can be prone to lodging later in the season.
Dwarf Sorghum – has a sturdy broad leafed stem and a large seed head. It will provide a warm environment for birds during the shooting season and can be sown as a companion crop to maize.
Sunflowers – are ideal for sowing in conjunction with other game cover crops, Sunflowers will produce large amounts of nutritious, oil rich seed that is liked by all types of game bird. Giant varieties have heads that are too tall for birds and therefore have to be broken to enable birds to reach the seed. Shorter (Peredovic) types are available which are less prone to lodging and have larger seed heads than the giant types.
Yellow Sweet Clover – a biennial plant which can last for several years due to it’s ability to regenerate itself through shedding seed. Yellow sweet Clover has a sweet small and produces large amounts of nectar making it highly attractive to insects which in turn attract birds. Best sown with an annual companion crop to produce a cover in first year.
Texsel Greens – an easy to establish, quick growing cop which is frost hardy and ideal for suppressing any weeds
Triticale – will provide feed in areas of low fertility where it will grow happily with little or no inputs. It is a useful crop to grow in areas where Maize or Millet are not an option. It is winter hardy and has good disease resistance whilst it also resistant to Rabbits.
ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP MIXTURES
Please contact us for information on Environmental Stewardship mixtures including grass seed mixtures for margins, Nectar Flower mixtures and Wild Bird Cover mixtures. We are more than happy to discuss any individual requirement that you may have for either entry level or higher level schemes. Organic seed is available of many of the species suitable for stewardship use.
We also have available a wide range of UK native wild flowers sourced direct from experienced growers with full provenance details where required.
