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Bird Flu: Where Should The Focus Be?
27th April 2022

Bird Flu: Where Should The Focus Be?

As we mentioned in our previous blog, the industry is seeing unprecedented price increases for the 22/23 season, leaving some shoots unsure on...
Sunflower Campaign Launched To Help Ukrainian Farmers
26th April 2022

Sunflower Campaign Launched To Help Ukrainian Farmers

A campaign to help Ukraine’s farmers by planting sunflowers within UK spring crops has been launched by two leading seed specialists. Bright...
Countering The Rising Costs of Running a Shoot
22nd March 2022

Countering The Rising Costs of Running a Shoot

The role of the gamekeeper has never been an exact science, considering the array of tasks involved in the job description. And, as if the range...
Looking to Next Season – Game Cover Cultivation
28th February 2022

Looking to Next Season – Game Cover Cultivation

With the 2021/22 game shooting season sadly over, we look forward to next season and a significant jobs in the gamekeepers’ calendar –...
Supplementary Feeding Through ‘The Hungry Gap’
11th January 2022

Supplementary Feeding Through ‘The Hungry Gap’

The hungry gap refers to the time of the year when the winter is at its harshest and natural food sources – such as seeds, berries, and...
Countryside Stewardship Codes – What do They All Mean?
29th November 2021

Countryside Stewardship Codes – What do They All Mean?

When a farmer or landowner apply for a stewardship scheme, specific codes must be selected. As many of our customers have discovered, there...
Preparing For Winter – Things to Consider This Autumn
2nd November 2021

Preparing For Winter – Things to Consider This Autumn

In our latest blog, Marc Bull – one of our game cover and stewardship advisors – looks at why autumn is the best time to reflect...
Case Study - An Interview with a Gamekeeper
29th September 2021

Case Study - An Interview with a Gamekeeper

To give a deeper insight into a gamekeeper’s thinking behind cover crops, Arthur Barraclough visited Eddie Collins - keeper on a 600 acre...
Cover Cropping – Helping Your Soil Biology
4th August 2021

Cover Cropping – Helping Your Soil Biology

Ben Dolbear, Bright Seeds technical advisor and beef and arable farmer from the New Forest, looks at what cover cropping is, what its benefits...
The Benefits of Rescue Crops and Summer Sowing
19th July 2021

The Benefits of Rescue Crops and Summer Sowing

What are rescue crops? Why are they important? What varieties do we have to offer? For our latest blog, Arthur Barraclough – our game...