The Grower’s Environmental Compendium

The Grower’s Environmental Compendium From SFI, CS mixes, cover crops, gamecover to game feed.

Agriculture’s link within a sustainable food industry

Welcome to The Grower’s Environmental Compendium, your definitive guide to harmonizing agricultural practices with nature. From the intricacies of Sustainable Farming Incentives (SFI) and Countryside Stewardship (CS) mixes to the strategic cultivation of cover crops, game cover, and specialised game feed, this handbook is designed to empower growers and gamekeepers.

Navigate the delicate balance between productive land use and ecological conservation, unlocking the potential of your land to support both biodiversity and Agri food success. Explore our expertly curated content, aimed at enhancing your understanding and implementation of environmentally sustainable and wildlife-supportive farming techniques .

CS Code

SFI Code

Action

How we can help

Assess soil, produce a soil management plan and test soil organic matter

Ask about our New Packages and Services

SAM 1

Mixes: Foundation mix, Enhanced Mix, Soil Improver, Green Reward and straights available

Multi- species winter cover crops

SW6 SAM 2

Multi- species spring, summer, autumn cover crops

New

Any of our cover crop mixes

Barts standard, grazing or cutting herbal ley, Simple herbs pack, legume and herb rich sward Ask about our New Packages and Services

GS4 SAM 3

Herbal leys

Assess integrated pest manage- ment and produce a plan Flower rich grass margins, blocks, or in field strips Companion crop on arable or horticultural land Assess nutrient management and produce a review report

IPM 1

AB8 IPM 2

Standard AB8 mix available

Mixes: Shielder, Beetle Blaster, Fix and Protect Ask about our New Packages and Services 2 Year Legume Fallow/ Sow in one of our straight legume seeds

IPM 3

NUM 1 NUM 2

AB15

Legumes on improved grassland

Legume fallow that produces areas of flowering plants from late spring to summer

NUM 3

1 Year legume fallow/2 year Mix/Bee Mix

AB15

AB1 AHL 1

Pollen and nectar flower mix

Standard Bee mix available

Mixes: Sunset, Top Brass, Jack Russell, Tree Sparrow, Autumn Bumblebird

AB9 AHL 2 Winter bird food on arable land

AB3 AHL 3

Grassy field corners and blocks

BSM1

AHL 4 4m-12m buffer on arable

Any of our grass mixes

Winter bird food on improved grassland 4m-12m buffer on improved grassland

AB9 IGL 2

Any of our grass mixes

IGL3

Any of our grass mixes

Harvest Maize by 1st October and Establish a quick growing cover by 15th October or undersow grass

We have 6 early maturing varieties of Maize and October sowing winter hardy covers available

SW5 SW5

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Cover Crops

Summer Thrive

Winter Revivor Rye, Vetch, White Mustard, Brown Mustard, Crimson Clover, Oil Radish, Tillage Radish 20kg/ha • Most effective combination of winter hardy species to improve and condition the soil with variable rooting depths. • Varying plant types and root profiles maximise soil conditioning and spring organic matter production. • Deep taproots of oil radish breaks up soil compaction whilst clover helps to scavenge nutrients.

Black Oat, Vetch, Buckwheat, Berseem Clover, Linseed, Phacelia 20kg/ha

Bartholomews Foundation mix

Soil Improver Oats, Mustard, Oil Radish, Phacelia 40-50kg/ha SAM2 (Soil Structure) Winter Hardy • Root structures that penetrates to different depths in soil profile • Ideal to follow a cereal crop • Helps retain moisture • Quick to establish • Help reduce compaction, improves organic matter, moisture retention, traps and recycles nitrogen, and improved soil structure.

• Diverse range of rooting depths • Designed for sowing after early harvested crops and incorporating before autumn-sown crops • Large volume of organic matter for incorporation. Winter Revivor Rye, Vetch, White Mustard, Brown Mustard, Crimson Clover, Oil Radish, Tillage Radish 20kg/ha • Most effective combination of winter hardy species to improve and condition the soil with variable rooting depths. • Varying plant types and root profiles maximise soil conditioning and spring organic matter production. • Deep taproots of oil radish breaks up soil compaction whilst clover helps to scavenge nutrients.

Vetch, Buckwheat, Phacelia 15kg/ha SAM2 Winter Hardy

• Provides above ground biomass • Nitrogen fixation and nutrient scavenging • Cereal Free • Brassica Free

Bartholomews Enhanced mix

Sprinter

Black Oat, Vetch 25-35Kg/ha

Summer legume mix

Vetch, Buckwheat, Phacelia & Oats 30kg/ha SAM2 Winter Hardy

• Suited to early autumn sowing • High biomass, quick coverage • Deep roots • Not suited for over winter

Spring Vetch, Purple Vetch, Berseem Clover 15-20Kg/ Ha

• More variety in rooting depths • Brassica free

• 3 nitrogen fixing and scavenging species

Green Reward Rye, Black Oat, Oil Radish, Tillage Radish, Mustard, Vetch, Phacelia 40-50kg/ha SAM2 (Soil Structure) Winter Hardy • Wide range of rooting types. A premium cover crop mixture which will improve your soil structure • Help reduce compaction, improves organic matter, moisture retention, traps and recycles nitrogen, and improves soil structure

Herbal leys

Grabber Rye, Vetch 35-50kg/ha Winter Hardy • Suitable for grazing cover • Scavenge and fix nitrogen • Denser cover reduces weed pressure • Winter vetch has a prolonged growing season and fixes Nitrogen at lower temperatures than other legumes.

Black Oat, Vetch 25-35Kg/ha

Summer Thrive

• All our mixes meet SAM3 requirements. • Carefully chosen varieties to meet your farm objectives as well as ticking SFI boxes • Herbs add soil benefits through variety of rooting and increases palatability for livestock • Last 2-3 Years

Black Oat, Vetch, Buckwheat, Berseem Clover, Linseed, Phacelia 20kg/ha

• Diverse range of rooting depths • Designed for sowing after early harvested crops and incorporating before autumn-sown crops • Large volume of organic matter for incorporation.

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Bartholomews own mixes

Simple Herbs Pack SAM3 (stitched into ley)

Barts Standard herbal Ley SAM3

Barts grazing Herbal Ley SAM3

Barts Cutting Herbal Ley SAM3

Legume and Herb Rich

Sward SAM3

Grow with Confidence

Aston Crusader (hybrid Rye) Bijou/Twymax (late tet prg)

2.5

Cocksfoot

0.5

Fescue Creeping Red

1.75

Fescue Meadow

0.75

3.5

Fescue Tall

0.5

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Festulolium

Gleneagle/cancan (late dip prg)

2.5

1.5

Int Tet PRG

Late Dip PRG

Late Perennial Ryegrass

4.3

Perun/Lofa (festulolium)

0.75

1.5

SSMG

1.75

Timothy

0.75

2.6

Birdsfoot Trefoil

0.2

0.5

0.09

0.2

Black Medic

0.06

Chicory (Perennial)

0.5

Clover Alsike

0.5

0.12

Clover Buddy/Dublin (large white clover)

0.25

Clover Persian

0.5

Clover Red

1.75

Get in touch with our crop protection department on T: 01243 755 771

Clover Rivendel (Small leaved white clover)

0.25

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Companion Crops

Barts own mixes cont.

Simple Herbs Pack SAM3 (stitched into ley)

Barts Standard herbal Ley SAM3

Barts grazing Herbal Ley SAM3

Barts Cutting Herbal Ley SAM3

Legume and Herb Rich

Fix and protect

Shielder

Sward SAM3

IPM3 Berseem clover 40%, Buckwheat 60%

IPM3 50% Buckwheat, 25% Berseem clover, 25% Fenugreek

Clover White

• Rapidly fixes nitrogen • Protects the oilseed rape plants from flea beetle • Best sown 7 days before drilling OSR

• Deters flea beetle, fixes nitrogen • Best sown 7 days before drilling OSR Beetle Blaster

Forage Burnet

0.7

Herb Mix

Lucerne

0.3

0.2

Oxeye Daisy

0.04

IPM3 70% Buckwheat 30% Fenugreek

Ribwort Plantain

0.5

0.2

• Maximum action against flea beetle • Best sown 7 days before drilling OSR

Sainfoin

2.5

2.25

Sheep Sorrel

0.003

Sheeps Burnet

0.18

0.2

Sheeps Parsley

0.2

0.09

Yarrow

0.1

0.06

0.04

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Germinal mixes

Germinal Cutting

Germinal Grazing

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Aber Clyde PRG (t)

Aber Green PRG

Aber Zeus PRG

• Sulphur Advantage: Adjusts soil pH for optimal nutrient absorption. • Low acidification : Creates a thriving environment for beneficial soil organisms. • Cereal Specialised: Tailored nutrients for specific crop needs, from tillering to harvest. • Essential Nutrients: Packed with sulphur for vital plant processes and health. • Magnesium Unlocking: Makes magnesium more available to plants, crucial for growth and health.

Balansa Clover

Crimson Clover

0.75

Perennial Chicory

0.5

Plantain

0.75

Red Clover

1.5

Timothy

Vetch

White Clover Blend

Get in touch with our crop protection department on T: 01243 755 630

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Nectar Flower Mixes

Winter bird food

Bee Mix

Bumblebird

Sunset AB9/AHL2 Winter Hardy 2 year potential 25kg/ha

Jack Russell

AHL1/ NUM3/AB1 Red Clover, Phacelia, Birdsfoot Trefoil, Sainfoin, Alsike Clover, Vetch, Oxeye daisy, Wild Carrot 15kg/ha

AHL2/AB9/AB16 Winter triticale, Winter barley, Oilseed radish, Crimson clover, Birdsfoot trefoil, Gold of pleasure, Kale, Vetch, Alsike clover, Red clover, Mustard, Phacelia 50kg/ha Designed to benefit insects in the summer and birds in the autumn.

AB9/AHL2 Winter Hardy Spring triticale, Sunflower, Red Campion, Grain sorghum, White millet, Oilseed Radish, Linseed 40kg/ha • Excellent feed source • Full season cover • Seed shed for early autumn • Grain sorghum provides winter hardiness • Pre-em herbicide tolerant

• Good driving cover • Prolific source of small seeds

Standard Flower Rich Margin

Top Brass AB9/AHL2 Winter Hardy 2 year potential Kale, Oilseed, radish, Forage Rape, Red Millet, White Millet, Linseed 10kg/ha

IPM2/AB8 Strong creeping red fescue, Hard fescue, Smooth stalked meadow grass, Chewings fescue, Red clover, Birdsfoot trefoil, Self heal, Oxeye daisy, Yarrow, Ribwort plantain, Sainfoin, Common Vetch, Crimson clover, wild carrot 20kg/ha

Bartholomews Meadow Mix

Chewing fescue, Slender red fescue, Creeping red fescue, Hard fescue, SSMG, Common Bent Grass, Crested dogstail, sainfoin, birdsfoot trefoil, Black medic, Red clover, Oxeye daisy, Wild carrot, Black knapweed, Yarrow, Self heal 16kg/ha

Magnet

Winter triticale, Oilseed, radish, Linseed, Mustard, Phacelia, 30kg/ha

• Sown in August/September • Will produce seed the following summer • Ideal soil conditioner Spaniel Rescue Mix Winter Hardy. Carbon Brassica Carinata, Oilseed Radish, Forage rape, Mustard, 10kg/ha General Purpose Rearing Pen 50% PRG, 12% Smooth stalked meadow grass, 30% Strong creeping red fescue, 8% Timothy, 25kg/ha

Tree Sparrow

AB9/AHL2 Winter Hardy Spring triticale, Quinoa, Red Millet, Spring wheat, White millet, Linseed 40kg/ha

WF1

Birdsfoot trefoil, Red campion, Yarrow, Black Medick, Red Clover, Black Knapweed, Oxeye daisy, White Campion, Sainfoin. Designed to be mixed with grasse s.

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Game cover

Bartholomews Wild Flower Mixes

Mix

Name

WF%

Bartholomews Gamecover Maize

Maize

Flora 1 Flora 2 Flora 3 Flora 4 Flora 5 Flora 6 Flora 7 Flora 8

Cornfield Annuals

20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 20 20

Acid Soils

• An attractive cover for game birds as there is little cover at low height allowing the birds to move freely • Provides a feed value • Can be partnered with millet or Kale • Sow from Mid April after the risk of frost has passed • Good weed control options • pH6+

Damp Loamy Soils Calcareous Soils Wet Loamy Soils Dry Loamy Soils

Winter Hardy

• Excellent early vigour and superb standing power • Suitable for the more challenging maize growing areas • Sowing in June will ensure beating lines are kept straight • Korit treated

Hedge and Light Shade

Country Meadow

Flora 9 Flora 10 Flora 11 Flora 12 Flora 110

Heritage

Low Maintenance

Wood and Heavy Shade

Water Margins

Economy

Drilling Guide

Bartholomews Trigger Maize blend

Bartholomews Late Maturing Maize

Crop Maize Millet

Sowing Rate per Kg/Ha

Broadcast?

100,000 seeds

Winter Hardy

25 20 20 12

Dwarf Sorghum

Winter Hardy

• Will achieve a spread of maturity • Early, intermediate and late varieties • Korit treated • Good early vigour and standing power

Intermediate Sorghum

• Late Maturity • Suitable for areas where deer and badgers are a problem • Cobs do not mature past watery ripe • Known as Cobless maize • Korit treated

Sunflowers

Y Y Y Y

Kale

Quinoa Mustard

10 15 50

Buckwheat Triticale Top Brass

185

10 25 40

Sunset

Jack russell

Spaniel Rescue Canary Grass Perennial Chicory

5 6 5

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Sorghum

Sunflowers Medium Sunflowers

Carbon

Millet

• Same tillage requirements as maize and pH • Needs consistent soil temps of 14-15°C, usually from June • Use a stale seedbed for grassweed control

Bartholomews Millet Blend 25kg/ha

Winter hardy. 4kg/ha

12kg/ha

• Very fast esablishment • Frost tolerant • Kale/mustard hybrid • Similar to Utopia/Texsel Greens • Best sown in June/July • Can be sown into cereal stubbles • Not as winter hardy as other varieties

• Wider window of shed seed • White and red • Feed value from September to December

• Medium Sunflowers • Complements Maize crops • Taller growth habit with thick stems • Grows to 2m approx

• Provides an excellent feed block • Can be cross drilled or broadcast in maize crops for feeding and draughts

Dwarf Sorghum Shorty

Winter Hardy 20kg/ha

Magic Millet Blend

• Adds warmth to maize when sown in an adjacent position • Ideal for driving and winter cover • Excellent replacement for Kale • Can create flushing points within maize Intermediate Sorghum DP2

Winter hardy. 10kg/ha

• Can be used as a windbreak • Reed, red and white millet Kale

Dwarf Sunflowers

Keeper

12kg/ha

Winter hardy. 4kg/ha

• Short growth habit • Grows to 1.5m approx

• Best drilled in rows facing the

Winter Hardy 20kg/ha

direction the birds are to be flushed. • Through cross drilling at the ends of the plot can make the cover warmer. • Kale does not offer any feed value so partner with a seed bearing crop. • 2 year potential. Caledonian

• Good early vigour • Provides good leaf cover • Medium Height

• Ideal replacement for Maize • Good driving cover • Herbicide use possible

Quinoa

5kg/ha

Giant Sorghum Jumbo Star

• Sheds large number of seeds • Ideal for partridges, pheasants and farmland birds • Intolerant to acid soils • A good companion to Kale

Winter Hardy 20kg/ha

Winter hardy. 4kg/ha

• Good vigour and fast growth • Tall dense cover can be used for a wind break around maize • Can reach 5-6ft • Greater standing power due to thicker stem • Crops screen guns

• Clubroot resistance • Can be continuously grown on brassica sick sites • Taller Kale • Excellent germination and vigour potential

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Canary Grass (Phalaris aquatica)

Other Brassicas

Long Term Perennial Mixes

• Ideal where annual planting is not an option • Long term cover (3 years+) • Requires a partner crop in first year – Kale, sorghum, triticale • Sowing Rate 12kg/ha

Interval (Rape/Kale hybrid)

Winter hardy. 6kg/ha

• Will grow on poor soils and exposed areas • Perennial cover • Second year growth can reach 2m • Takes two years to become fully established • Driving or nesting cover

Winter hardy. 5kg/ha

• Excellent establishment and early vigour • Full season cover

LTP1

• Canary grass • Reed canary grass • Yellow blossom sweet clover • Red clover • Common green fennel

LTP 2

• Cocksfoot • Canary grass • Reed canary grass • Yellow blossom sweet clover • Red clover • Common green fennel

Perennial Crops

Reed Canary Grass (Phalaris arundinacea)

Perennial Chicory

Winter hardy. 6kg/ha

Winter hardy. 5kg/ha

• Ideal for sowing on poor wet soils • Good driving and nesting cover • Tall perennial cover

• Drought tolerant • Spring sown • Deep rooting • Excellent driving cover in second year • Ideally mix with other species in first year

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Game Feed Elevate Your Game: Achieve Superior Bird Health and Growth with Less Feed.

• Optimise bird nutrition with less feed, ensuring cost efficiency. • Accelerate bird maturation and development for earlier readiness. • Strengthen the immune system, reducing the risk of diseases. • Achieve superior food-to-growth conversion, maximizing feed effectiveness. • Enhance survival rates, ensuring a thriving bird population.

• Promote health and reduce veterinary expenses through improved well-being. • Guaranteed high-quality feed with premium sourced ingredients. • Offer comprehensive, expert advisory services for tailored feeding strategies. • Ensure timely delivery with our dedicated vehicle fleet, enhancing convenience and reliability.

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Game Feed Our Premium Blends: Unmatched Nutrition for Pheasants, Partridges, and Ducks

Pheasant breeder pellets 3.0mm Finely balanced, feed of protein combing correct levels of vitamins and minerals. Super fine Crumbs For day old partridges, high protein, super fine Crumb to encourage consumption. Super Starter Crumbs Ideal for day old pheasant and partridge chicks, high protein, vitamin, and mineral specification. Chick Crumb Follow on from Super starter an small enough for day old pheasants. Chick Micro Pellets 2.00mm Micro sized pellets, ideal to convert pheasant and partridge chicks from crumbs to pellets. Grower mini pellets 2.5mm Follow on from Micro pellets, high protein, and energy for strong healthy feathered poults. Rearer Pellets 3.00mm Recommended for pheasant poults going to wood, balance of protein, vitamins, and minerals. Poult Pellets 3.00mm Follow on from rearer incorporating game spice/ to help keep pheasant poults on feed rides.

Maintenance Pellets 3.0mm Complete non medicated diet to maintain birds in peak condition and hold on feed redes throughout the season. Partridge mini finisher pellets 2.5 mm Follow on from grower pellets, mini size, high protein, pellet, which is non medicated. Duck Starter Crumb Non medicated feed suitable or feeding in the first couple of weeks before introducing duck rearer, providing the best start in life. Duck rearer pellets 3.00mm High energy pellets provide oils, essential for feathering of young ducks prior to going to water. Supplements Chick flint grit. Oyster shell, grower/poult flint grit. Whole maize. Cut maize and feed wheat. Ground feed mixtures. Well proven, economical, and palatable mixture. Cost effective complete non medicated diet to maintain birds in peak condion and hold on feed tides through the season.

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Notes

Soil health is wealth Unveiling a spectrum of growth: Select the Agronomy Package that aligns with your farm’s vision.

Gold From data to action: Transform your farm’s future with our comprehensive agronomy and sustainability digital platform. Silver Comprehensive agronomy with environmental planning in one transparent package. Bronze Expert soil and nutrient strategies for optimum yields.

Get in touch with our agronomy department on T: 01243 755 771

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Our own haulage service means no more third party logistics. Get your feed delivered right where you need it, with no fuss. Churchills

Economical By handling transportation ourselves we cut down the cost - savings that we pass on to you. Reliable Our fleet is timely and trustworthy. Your feed delivery is in safe hands.

To find more information on how we can support your incoming season feed needs call: Game Feed Department 01243 755 752 Game Feed Sales Manager Craig Coughtrey 07970 292 211

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