All SFI Seed Mixes

Use this mixture for CSAM2, SOH4 (2024) and SAM2 (2023) Sustainable Farming Incentive (Multi Species Winter Cover), to provide ground cover and rooting structure throughout the winter months. This mix contains a range of frost-tolerant species to provide cover from autumn through to drilling of spring crops. Varying plant types and root profiles maximise soil conditioning and spring organic matter production. 

• Frost-tolerant 
• Range of rooting depths and types 
• High organic matter production 
• Fixes and catches nitrogen
• Used for rotational implementation of CSAM2 and SAM2 Multi Species Winter Cover and SOH4 Winter Cover Following Maize Crops
• Sow early autumn for optimum establishment
• Suitable for Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI): CSAM2 SOH4 SAM2
• Contains: 50% Rye, 25% Vetch, 10% White Mustard, 5% Brown Mustard, 5% Crimson Clover, 5% Oil Radish
• Sowing rate: 25kg/ha 

Use this herbal ley for CSAM3 (2024) Sustainable Farming Incentive (Herbal Leys), to establish a sward specifically formulated for cutting and to help soil fertility with nitrogen-fixing legumes and nectar-rich herbs.

• Suited to cutting with its addition of red clover with it's rapid regrowth and high yields
• Contains legumes and herbs that have high nutritional value when dried 
• Use for static implementation of CSAM3 Herbal Ley scheme
• Sow in spring or autumn for optimum establishment
• Suitable for Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI): CSAM3 
• Contains: 34% Late Perennial Ryegrass (tet), 14% Intermediate Perennial Ryegrass (dip), 11% Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass, 7% Festulolium, 7% Cocksfoot, 7% Timothy, 6% Red Clover, 5% Lucerne, 3% White Clover, 2% Alsike Clover, 1% Birdsfoot Trefoil, 1% Sheep's Burnet, 1% Sheep's Parsley, 1% Ribwort Plantain
• Sowing rate: 20kg/ha. Pack size: 20kg

Use this herbal ley for CSAM3 (2024) Sustainable Farming Incentive (Herbal Leys), to establish a sward comprising of grasses, two herbs and two legumes to provide forage whilst improving soil structure. 

• Increases biodiversity and attracts beneficial pollinators and insects 
• Helps to improve soil biology with a range of rooting types
• Use for static implementation of CSAM3 Herbal Ley scheme
• Sow in spring or autumn for optimum establishment
• Suitable for Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI): CSAM3 
• Contains: 45% Intermediate Perennial Ryegrass (tet), 35% Strong Creeping Red Fescue, 10% Sainfoin, 5% Timothy, 3% Red Clover, 1% Sheep's Parsley, 1% Sheep's Burnet
• Sowing rate: 20kg/ha. Pack size: 20kg

Use this herbal ley for CSAM3 (2024) Sustainable Farming Incentive (Herbal Leys), specifically formulated for grazing to increase diversity within the sward by including legumes and herbs that are rich in trace elements and minerals. 

• Quick establishing, nitrogen-fixing legumes such as white clover and sainfoin
• Absence of red clover which can cause bloat and chicory which can be unpalatable if left to grow tall
• Use for static implementation of CSAM3 Herbal Ley scheme
• Sow in spring or autumn for optimum establishment
• Suitable for Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI): CSAM3 
• Contains: 27% Late Perennial Ryegrass (dip), 19% Intermediate Perennial Ryegrass (dip), 11.5% Strong Creeping Red Fescue, 9% Meadow Fescue, 8% Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass, 6.5% Sainfoin, 6% Vetch, 5.5% Timothy, 4% White Clover, 1% Sheep's Parsley, 1% Sheep's Burnet, 1% Ribwort Plantain, 0.5% Yarrow
• Sowing rate: 20kg/ha. Pack size: 20kg

Use this mixture for CSAM3 (2024) and SAM3 (2023) Sustainable Farming Incentive, and Countryside Stewardship GS4 (Herbal Leys), to establish a mixed sward of grasses, legumes, herbs and wildflowers.

• A vigorous sward with abundant legumes and herbs, suitable for productive cattle and sheep 
• Provides habitat and food for invertebrates and crop pollinators
• Improves soil structure and water infiltration.
• Use for static implementation of CSAM3 and SAM3 Herbal Ley schemes
• Sow in spring or autumn for optimum establishment
• Suitable for Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI): CSAM3 SAM3 
• Suitable for Countryside Stewardship (CSS): GS1 GS4 GS8 GS14 SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4 SW7 SW8 WT1 WT2
• Contains: 40% Perennial Ryegrass, 20% Strong Creeping Red Fescue, 10% Sainfoin, 8% Meadow Fescue, 7% Timothy, 5% Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass, 5% White Clover, 2% Alsike Clover, 1.25% Lucerne, 0.5% Sheep's Burnet, 0.25% Sheep's Parsley, 0.25% Plantain, 0.25% Yarrow, 0.25% Black Medick, 0.25% Birdsfoot Trefoil
• Sowing rate: 20kg/ha. Pack size: 20kg

Use this overseeding mixture for CSAM3 (2024) and SAM3 (2023) Sustainable Farming Incentive, and Countryside Stewardship GS4 (Herbal Leys), to establish a mixed sward of legumes and herbs into an existing grass sward.

• Using our Overseeding Herbal Ley mix to comply with SAM3 and GS4, the existing grass swards must have 5 grass species in
• If you have a sward with less than 5 grass species in, we recommend sowing our CSS2 Herbal Ley or CSS2/P Premium Herbal Ley
• Use for static implementation of CSAM3 and SAM3 Herbal Ley schemes
• Sow in spring or autumn for optimum establishment
• Suitable for Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI): CSAM3 SAM3 
• Suitable for Countryside Stewardship (CSS): GS1 GS4 GS8 GS14 SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4 SW7 SW8 WT1 WT2
• Contains: 50% Sainfoin, 25% Red Clover, 10% Alsike Clover, 8% Perennial Chicory, 2% Sheep's Parsley, 2% White Clover, 2% Ribwort Plantain, 0.5% Yarrow, 0.5% Black Medick
• Sowing rate: 10kg/ha. Pack size: 20kg

Use this premium herbal mixture for CSAM3 (2024) and SAM3 (2023) Sustainable Farming Incentive, and Countryside Stewardship GS4 (Herbal Leys), to establish a premium mix of legumes, herbs and grasses to improve soil structure and fertility. 

• Create a diverse sward with a range of herbs and legumes in, suitable for productive grazing
• Produces a high volume of forage whilst improving the soil 
• Use for static implementation of CSAM3 and SAM3 Herbal Ley schemes
• Sow in spring or autumn for optimum establishment
• Suitable for Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI): CSAM3 SAM3 
• Suitable for Countryside Stewardship (CSS): GS1 GS4 GS8 GS14 SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4 SW7 SW8 WT1 WT2
• Contains: 30% Perennial Ryegrass, 15% Strong Creeping Red Fescue, 10% Meadow Fescue, 6% Sainfoin, 5% Festulolium, 5% Timothy, 5% Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass, 5% Red Clover, 3% Vetch, 3% White Clover, 2.5% Alsike Clover, 2% Sheep's Burnet, 2% Sheep's Parsley, 2% Chicory, 2% Lucerne, 1% Ribwort Plantain, 1% Birdsfoot Trefoil, 0.5% Yarrow 
• Sowing rate: 20kg/ha. Pack size: 20kg

Use this premium overseeding mixture for CSAM3 (2024) and SAM3 (2023) Sustainable Farming Incentive, and Countryside Stewardship GS4 (Herbal Leys), to establish diverse sward of legumes and herbs into an existing grass ley.

• Suitable for sheep grazing due to the absence of red clover 
• Mixed blend of legumes and herbs to provide diversity and improve palatability 
• Using our Premium Overseeding Herbal Ley mix to comply with SAM3 and GS4, the existing grass swards must have 5 grass species in
• If you have a sward with less than 5 grass species in, we recommend sowing our CSS2 Herbal Ley or CSS2/P Premium Herbal Ley
• Use for static implementation of CSAM3 and SAM3 Herbal Ley schemes
• Sow in spring or autumn for optimum establishment
• Suitable for Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI): CSAM3 SAM3 
• Suitable for Countryside Stewardship (CSS): GS1 GS4 GS8 GS14 SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4 SW7 SW8 WT1 WT2
• Contains: 17.5% Vetch, 17% Sainfoin, 10% White Clover, 10% Alsike Clover, 9% Lucerne, 8% Sheep's Parsley, 8% Birdsfoot Trefoil, 8% Sheep's Burnet, 7% Black Medick, 5% Ribwort Plantain, 0.5% Yarrow
• Sowing rate: 10kg/ha. Pack size: 20kg

Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) produces a natural odour to deter flea beetle from the oilseed rape crop. Very tender to frost and therefore reliably winter-killed.

• Suitable for Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI): CIPM3 IPM3 
• Rapid establishment, high vigour
• Produces natural odour to protect the oilseed rape plants
• Sow individually or combine in a mix of other companion species
• Best sown 7 days before drilling oilseed rape
• Sowing rate: c.10kg/ha as a companion crop

LIFAGO buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum) is a different species to conventional buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) - particularly suited to grow as a companion crop with oilseed rape.

• Suitable for Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI): CIPM3 IPM3 
• Rapid establishment and high vigour
• Creates a dense canopy to protect the oilseed rape plants
• Smaller seeded and easier to drill with oilseed rape than standard buckwheat
• Scavenges phosphates from the soil for future crops
• Sowing rate: c.10kg/ha as a companion crop

Use this mixture for SOH2 and SOH3 Sustainable Farming Incentive (Multi Species Spring/Summer Sown Cover Crops), to provide a diverse mixture for summer and early autumn soil conditioning. Designed for sowing after early-harvested crops and incorporating before autumn-drilled cereals. Includes a range of rooting depths and types, and produces significant organic matter for incorporation. 

• Produces high organic matter 
• Easy to incorporate 
• Range of rooting depths and types 
• Use for rotational implementation of SOH2 and SOH3 Multi Species Spring/Summer Sown Cover Crop
• Sow from March - May for SOH2 agreements 
• Sow from June - August for SOH3 agreements
• Flowering species provide essential food sources for pollinators
• Suitable for Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI): SOH2 SOH3
• Contains: 35% Black Oats, 27% Spring Vetch, 15% Buckwheat, 10% Berseem Clover, 10% Linseed, 3% Phacelia 
• Sowing rate: 25kg/ha

Use this mixture for SOH2 and SOH3 Sustainable Farming Incentive (Multi Species Spring/Summer Sown Cover Crops), to provide short-term cover between cash crops. This mixture has been carefully formulated to protect the soil surface, and aid soil conditioning through a range of rooting depths and types. 

• Easy to incorporate 
• Short-term, easy to establish summer cover 
• Flowering species to attract pollinators 
• Use for rotational implementation of SOH2 and SOH3 Multi Species Spring/Summer Sown Cover Crop
• Sow from March - May for SOH2 agreements 
• Sow from June - August for SOH3 agreements
• Suitable for Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI): SOH2 SOH3
• Contains: 40% Vetch, 30% Buckwheat, 25% Linseed, 5% Phacelia 
• Sowing rate: 10kg/ha 

Tabor berseem clover is an annual, nitrogen-fixing legume often used in forage or green manures and as a key variety for companion cropping with oilseed rape.

• Suitable for Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI): IPM3 CIPM3
• The only single-cut berseem clover variety - does not regrow after frost kill
• Compatible in seed mixtures with grass and legumes
• Nitrogen fixing legume with rapid growth and establishment
• Sow from spring to early autumn. Not frost tolerant
• Sowing rate: 15kg/ha.