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    6 of the best wheat varieties to look out for

    6 of the best wheat varieties to look out for Expert insight from Trevor Cope Though there are a lot of varieties to choose from, and a lot of varieties grown, there are some we can suggest that will create more interest than others. In terms of choosing a GROUP 1 milling variety, they...
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    NEW: Introducing RGT Saki feed wheat

    NEW: Introducing RGT Saki feed wheat One of the most exciting feed wheats to hit the Recommended List in recent years looks set to earn a place on conventional and organic farms across the country from next autumn onwards. RGT Saki is the new outstanding group 4 soft wheat variety...
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    Seed availability update

    Seed availability update Gemma Clarke from Cope Seeds and Grain gives insight into this season’s seed availability, urging farmers to order early for some varieties… Seed Availability Due to the Autumn drilling campaign being so difficult, seed availability for this Autumn has been affected...
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    Wanted: Growers of organic âBeetleblockerâ OSR

    Wanted: Growers of organic âBeetleblockerâ OSR We are looking for four farms to each produce a 29t truck of Beetleblocker winter OSR on a buy-back contract with Cope Seeds and Grain. Seed will cost £80 per pack for untreated RGT Beetleblocker (therefore a derogation will be needed). Each...
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    Lincs-based agri seed business Cope Seeds & Grain announces new owner following management buyout

    Lincs-based agri seed business Cope Seeds & Grain announces new owner following management buyout The Lincolnshire-based agri seeds business Cope Seeds & Grain has a new majority owner following a successful management buyout. Managing director Gemma Clarke has bought out the majority...
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    New wheat blends launched: Stepping back to move forward

    New wheat blends launched: Stepping back to move forward Many UK farmers are exploring cereal blends as a way of tacking disease and reducing inputs in favour of a regenerative approach to farming, and leading seed supplier Cope Seeds and Grain, is launching a pre-mixed range of organic and...
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    New regenerative grass seed Estate Range launched

    New regenerative grass seed Estate Range launched A new regenerative Estate Range of grass seed has been launched to the market by Lincolnshire-based seed specialist Cope Seeds and Grain. Launched to complement integrated farming systems, the range will enable landowners to reduce input...
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    Cope Seeds adds Terravesta AthenaTM to its portfolio

    Cope Seeds adds Terravesta AthenaTM to its portfolio In an industry first, Cope Seeds and Grain is partnering with Miscanthus specialist, Terravesta, to market its rhizome hybrid Terravesta Athena. The new opportunity has been launched to help support the growing need to decarbonise the...
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    Sustainability drive boosts premiums for âlow vicineâ UK grown spring beans

    Sustainability drive boosts premiums for âlow vicineâ UK grown spring beans 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...
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    Reduction in organic inclusion rate for grass seed mixtures

    Reduction in organic inclusion rate for grass seed mixtures The grass and small seeds manager at Cope Seeds, Simon Travers, gives his expert insight into the impact grass seed shortages will have on mixtures in 2020. “Due to the potential shortage of organic grass seed, the organic certifying...
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    Spring planting and seed shortages update

    Spring planting and seed shortages update Farmers needn’t be reminded of the wet autumn we experienced in 2019, and with seed shortages likely for spring planting, the good news is Cope Seeds is geared up to meet your organic spring seed orders. Hear the latest industry update from Gemma...
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    Are you putting enough peas into your arable silage mixture?

    Are you putting enough peas into your arable silage mixture? Grass and small seeds manager for Cope Seeds, Simon Travers, challenges the commonly used ratio for silage mixtures in his latest blog post Simple adaptations from common farming practices have been proven to provide significant...
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    Fall in Love with the Pink Panther Pea

    Fall in Love with the Pink Panther Pea This Valentine’s Day, leading seed and grain specialist - Cope Seeds, is launching a new, high performing pink pea variety. Panther not only presents an innovative product, with a strong consumer market demand, it’s a consistent high yielding pea...
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    Herbal leys: How they could help farmers satisfy new ELM criteria

    Herbal leys: How they could help farmers satisfy new ELM criteria Taylor Moore, assistant variety rep at Cope Seeds and Grain, outlines his views on why herbal leys can help to achieve the top three criteria outlines in the new Environmental Land Management scheme (ELM)… "Details on how...
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    Soil health benefits of herbal ley mixtures

    Soil health benefits of herbal ley mixtures The use of herbal leys within an integrated farming system can enable farmers to reduce input expenditure and improve soil health. Herbal leys have become more popular in recent years, although farmers have actually been planting grasses and pasture...
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