Cope Seeds & Grain has a new majority owner following a successful management buyout. Managing director Gemma Clarke has bought out the majority stake from the previous owner Trevor Cope, who founded the business back in 2003. In her current role since 2008, Gemma has built...
We’re looking for seed growers for Naked Oats, Triticale, Rye and Beans this spring, with competitive premiums available. With our direct links to plant breeders across the UK and continent we are able to offer a broad range of different varieties. Read on for more...
Trevor Cope, our director gives his update on spring seed availability and the top varieties to go for… [vc_separator type="normal" color="#aaa258" border_style=""] At the time of writing this ( January 20th ) the country if not already sodden, is about to experience even more heavy rainfall causing...
Demand for UK-grown spring beans is increasing, due to a sustainability drive to reduce the amount of imported soya in feed rations, meaning attractive premiums are available for farmers. Victus is a new spring bean variety launched to the organic market by seed and grain specialist,...
The benefits of overseeding by Duncan Hendry Our grass and small seeds specialist Duncan Hendry outlines the many environmental and yield benefits to overseeding in his latest update: “Forage production is expensive. It is well known that just 1 year after a reseed, weed species can make...
A consistently solid performer, even in the difficult growing season of 2020, Evelina is proving increasingly popular with livestock farmers due to its high grain and straw yields. Evelina’s superb disease resistance makes it a versatile variety suitable for growing in all regions in the UK. Hampshire...
Triticale solution for drought-prone light land Farmer: Matthew Williams, Shropshire arable farmer Securo: 30 hectares Yields: 7.41 tonnes per hectare on drought-prone land Shropshire-based arable farmer, Matthew Williams, grows 30 hectares of Securo winter Triticale on his lighter land, where wheat, barley and OSR have struggled...
Strong demand for low input UK-grown high protein varieties Farmer: Nick Philp, Berkshire arable farmer Farm size: 1,200 hectares of owned and contracted farmland Nelson: 80 hectares Yields: 8.1 tonnes per hectare on drought-prone land [qbutton font_weight="" soka_style_align="util-text-left" text="Download Nelson factsheet" link="https://copeseeds.co.uk/products/exclusive-varieties/nelson-winter-wheat/" hover_background_color="#94b30b" hover_color="#ffffff"] Berkshire arable farmer,...
The livestock farmers choice Farmer: Richard Monk, Hampshire arable farmer Farm size: 1,250 hectares on mostly ‘Hampshire chalkland’ and some of which is contract farmed Evelina: In 2016 Richard grew 36ha and then increased it to 41ha in year two and three Yields: In 2017, Evelina...
Congratulations to Taylor Moore! Our assistant variety representative, Taylor Moore has passed the BASIS seed sellers certificate. This means he is now in a position to give seed recommendations to growers this autumn. “The course was taught over two days in February and it focused mainly on cereals,...