There is growing interest in herbal leys for the environmental benefits they bring.
Intensive arable farms are now using herbal leys to control blackgrass, improve soil structure and boost soil organic matter.
Herbal leys are also being used to create more diverse grassland from existing intensive grassland and converting fields from arable to permanent grass.
Our herbal leys are specialist herbage mixtures containing strong rooting grasses & herbs and are available as either Organic or Conventional seed.
These mixtures provide highly palatable, harvestable herbage over the summer months as well as enhancing the structure and texture of the soil. With good sward management they will retain a thick sward that will reduce weed-build up in the sward.
Chicory and other herbs are included in the mixtures. These herbs, if grown in sufficient quantity, have anthelmintic properties so reducing the need for artificial wormers.
Our herbal leys will give you:
- A thick, weed-supressing sward with good persistency
- Improved soil structure and texture
- Highly palatable, harvestable herbage over the summer months
Our HARMONY herbal leys meet the criteria for the English and Welsh Agri Grant Schemes.
HARMONY DP HERBAL LEY
This mixture has been designed to fulfil the grant criteria of the English Agri Grant Schemes OP4,GS4 and SAM3.
It is a superior mixture of grasses, legumes and herbs and offers flexibility as it can be either grazed, cut – or both. You can expect it to last 5+ years.
Careful selection of grass and herb species for our HARMONY DP Herbal Ley enables the herbs to fully release their potential benefits.
Available in 1/2 hectare bags as either Organic or Conventional seed.
HARMONY GfE HERBAL LEY
This mixture has been designed to fulfil the grant criteria of the Welsh Agri Grant Scheme Option 1 - mixed leys.
It is a superior mixture of grasses, legumes and herbs and offers flexibility as it can be either grazed, cut – or both. This long-term ley will easily last the 3 year minimum required by the scheme.
Careful selection of grass and herb species for our HARMONY GfE Herbal Ley enables the herbs to fully release their potential benefits.
Available in 1/2 hectare bags as either Organic or Conventional seed.
PLUS HERBAL LEYS
PLUS mixtures have all the benefits of the original grass mixture, with the addition of PUNA II Chicory and AGRI TONIC Plantain to create a herbal ley.
The following are available as PLUS mixtures.