Growing for the Environment (GfE) is the Welsh Government's grant scheme available to all eleigible farmers in Wales. The scheme supports the growing and utilisation of crops which can result in improvements in the environmental performance of a farm business.
We stock certified seed suitable for the following Spring sown GfI options:
- Option 1 mixed leys - use HARMONY GfE.
- Option 2 red clover or lucerne ley - use TARGET or PRONTO.
- Option 3 protein crop (no weed control) - use BEANS or PEAS (please call us for varieties)
- Option 4 unsprayed root or forage crop with ungrazed margins - use RAPID or SPRINT or TEMPO.
- Option 5 unsprayed spring sown cereals undersown - use WESTERN SEEDS SPRING CEREAL BLENDS.
- Option 7 unsprayed cereal and protein crop mix - use GfE COMBICROP or FORWARD or BOOSTER.
- Option 8 unsprayed cereal and protein crop undersown with a mixed ley - use GfE COMBICROP or FORWARD or BOOSTER with HARMONY GfE.
- Option 9 undersowing maize (spring/summer sown) - use PREMIUM.
- Option 10 Wildlife cover crop. Retained until February in the following year - use GALLANT or WINTER BIRD annual mixture.
- Option 11 Wildlife cover crop. Retained for 2 years - use WINTER BIRD 2-year mixture.
- Option 1 cover crops - use HUMBOLT or HUMBOLT PLUS
We also stock certified seed suitable for the following Autumn sown GfI options: