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There’s nothing that we like more in Britain at Christmas time than our food! Whether it is turkey, ham, cockerel or a game bird that we’ve shot and feathered ourselves – our food tends to be a focal point of our celebrations. And Christmas birds are a big part of...

Our managing Director, Christ Bright, talks about Bright Seeds’ recent decision to become a partner of the Farmers Weekly Transition – and why initiatives like this are so important…  As custodians and caretakers of the countryside, farmers and gamekeepers have always...

The environmental benefits of hedgerows have always been understood. But the introduction of hedge specific SFI schemes such as BN11 Planting New Hedges, and HRW2: Manage Hedgerows has seen an increase in activity across England in terms of hedgerow establishment....

Running a shoot – whether commercial or DIY – has been a gruelling undertaking over the last few years. Covid, bird flu and the war in Ukraine have caused serious issues with supply chains and costs, not to mention the basic requirement of actually carrying out...

The cereal harvest in underway and as we know, this is an important time for every arable farmer across the country. Hopefully, the weather behaves for us, and the harvest is a success. This would be against the odds of a very difficult sowing and establishing season....

 Marc Bull, of Bright Seeds, looks at how and why game crops have evolved through the ages, from the impact of World War II to the introduction of stewardship schemes…  It is estimated that roughly 25,000 hectares of gamecover crops are grown across Britain each year....

It is safe to say that the weather has not been the gamekeepers or the farmers friend recently. You don’t need us to tell you that the last few months have been wet, to say the least. This has created a lot of uncertainty when it comes to game cover crops. With the...

Selecting the right game cover seed for your shoot is vital. The decisions made now can have a sizable impact on the general success of the upcoming season – and with the running costs of shoots still at an all-time high, it’s important to get it right first time. As...

With each Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme designed to provide different benefits to the land or the habitat, it can be a little hard to keep up. One scheme that has been discussed with regularity recently is SAM3 Herbal Leys. This falls under the wider...