Herbal leys on a dairy farm - Rusty’s story (full version)

Dairy farmer Rusty Mycock shares detailed practical experience of managing herbal leys within a paddock grazing system at Flagg Hall Farm in the Derbyshire White Peak.

With Natural England’s Catchment Sensitive Farming adviser Ben Rodgers.

Rusty discusses:

managing a 320-cow Holstein Friesian herd
grazing rotations and pasture management
establishing herbal leys through direct drilling
weed control and reseeding
forage quality and resilience
reducing reliance on nitrogen fertiliser

Meet the farmers event https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/herbal-leys-in-the-white-peak-2026-tickets-1989306820250?aff=oddtdtcreator

Filmed June 2025.

Produced by Defra and Catchment Sensitive Farming.

Find out more at csfengland.org

Catchment Sensitive Farming is led by Natural England in partnership with Defra, the Environment Agency and the Forestry Commission. It supports farmers to produce food in a way that protects their local water, air and soil and deliver more environmentally sustainable farm businesses.

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