Winter Cover Crop Seed Mix 25kg – SAM2 / CSAM2

Sowing Rate: 25kg per hectare | 25kg bag covers approximately 1 hectare

The Winter Cover Crop Seed Mix is a specialist agricultural cover crop mixture designed to provide winter soil cover while developing root growth to support soil structure and soil biology. The five-component formulation combines Spring Vetch, Mustard, Berseem/Crimson Clover, Oil Radish and Black Oats/Forage Rye, bringing together legumes, brassicas and cereal/grass species.

Designed for UK farmers, landowners, estates, agronomists and agricultural land management professionals, this winter cover crop seed mix is intended for areas where maintaining soil cover during the winter period is an important part of environmental land management.

The mixture is designed to help protect the soil surface while supporting root development and contributing to soil structure. It is also intended to help minimise nutrient leaching, soil erosion and runoff during the winter period.

The stated height is approximately 20–200cm, with a flowering period from May to September. Sow at 25kg per hectare in late summer to early autumn, using drilling or broadcasting into warm soils. One 25kg bag covers approximately 1 hectare at the recommended sowing rate.

This mixture is intended specifically as a winter cover crop and cannot be harvested as a cash crop. Always check the current requirements of the relevant SFI or environmental land management action before establishment.

Schemes

SAM2 – Winter Cover Crop
CSAM2 – Winter Cover Crop

This specialist winter cover crop seed mix is intended for SAM2 and CSAM2 applications where the mixture meets the applicable scheme requirements.

Always check the current requirements of the relevant agreement before sowing, including requirements relating to species composition, establishment method, timing, location and management.

Features & Benefits

• Specialist winter cover crop seed mix
• Suitable for SAM2 and CSAM2 applications where requirements are met
• Designed to protect the soil surface during winter
• Provides root growth to support soil structure
• Supports soil biology
• Helps minimise nutrient leaching
• Helps minimise soil erosion
• Helps minimise runoff
• Combines legume, brassica and cereal/grass species
• Contains Spring Vetch
• Includes Mustard and Oil Radish
• Contains Berseem / Crimson Clover
• Includes Black Oats / Forage Rye
• Five-component cover crop formulation
• Suitable for drilling or broadcasting
• Designed for sowing into warm soils
• Suitable for late summer to early autumn establishment
• Stated flowering period of May–September
• Height approximately 20–200cm
• Recommended sowing rate of 25kg/ha
• 25kg pack covers approximately 1 hectare
• Cannot be harvested as a cash crop

Applications

The SAM2 / CSAM2 Winter Cover Crop Seed Mix is intended for:

• Winter cover crops
• Agricultural soil protection
• Soil surface protection
• Areas requiring winter soil cover
• Supporting soil structure
• Supporting soil biology
• Root-based soil management
• Areas where nutrient leaching needs to be minimised
• Areas where soil erosion needs to be minimised
• Areas where runoff needs to be minimised
• Agricultural environmental management
• SFI winter cover crop applications
• Environmental land management areas where the mixture meets the applicable scheme requirements

Application Rate

25kg per hectare

A 25kg pack covers approximately 1 hectare at the recommended sowing rate.

Coverage is approximate and may vary according to ground conditions, seedbed preparation and establishment method.

When to Sow

Late summer to early autumn

Sow into warm soils using either:

• Drilling, or
• Broadcasting

Establishment timing should take account of prevailing soil and weather conditions and the requirements of the applicable environmental agreement.

The supplied specification states that this winter cover crop cannot be harvested as a cash crop.

Pack Size

25kg bag

Approximate coverage: 1 hectare at 25kg/ha.

Seed Mixture

Key Species

Spring Vetch – 30%
The principal legume component of the mixture, contributing to the diverse plant composition of the winter cover crop.

Mustard – 10%
A brassica species included as part of the mixed winter cover crop formulation.

Berseem / Crimson Clover – 10%
The clover component adds legume diversity to the cover crop mixture.

Oil Radish – 10%
A brassica species contributing to the diverse root system of the established winter cover.

Black Oats / Forage Rye – 40%
The principal cereal/grass component, accounting for 40% of the mixture and contributing to the overall winter cover crop formulation.

Winter Cover Crop Seed for UK Farms

The Winter Cover Crop Seed Mix provides a five-component formulation for farmers and landowners looking to establish dedicated winter soil cover. By combining Spring Vetch and clover with Mustard, Oil Radish and Black Oats/Forage Rye, the mixture brings together different plant types within a single agricultural cover crop.

Maintaining vegetation and root growth during the winter period can form part of wider soil management and environmental land management programmes, with the mixture designed to support soil surface protection, soil structure and soil biology.

For professional users sourcing SAM2 and CSAM2 winter cover crop seed, the 25kg pack provides approximately 1 hectare of coverage at the recommended 25kg/ha sowing rate.

Establishment

• Establish in late summer to early autumn.
• Sow into warm soils.
• Prepare the ground appropriately for the selected establishment method.
• Drill or broadcast the seed.
• Sow at 25kg per hectare.
• One 25kg bag covers approximately 1 hectare.
• Maintain the winter cover in accordance with the relevant scheme or agreement.
• This mixture cannot be harvested as a cash crop.
• Always confirm current scheme requirements before establishment.

Specification