Grown for UK oil and feed markets
Precision-Grown Oilseed Rape from Our Herefordshire Farm
Oilseed rape plays a vital role in our regenerative rotations at Ditton Farm. As a deep-rooting brassica, it helps improve soil structure, adds organic matter, and disrupts pest and disease cycles — all while contributing to a more resilient and productive soil system.
British-grown supply chain
Agronomic benefit and market performance
Grown across our fields in Herefordshire, our oilseed rape is chosen and managed for both agronomic benefit and market performance. Tap roots break through compaction, improve water movement, and recycle nutrients from deep within the soil profile. As the crop flowers, it supports pollinators with early-season nectar and pollen, enhancing biodiversity alongside its role in the rotation.
The harvested crop is sold into the UK crushing market, supplying oil and animal feed, and contributing to a circular, British-grown supply chain. Straw is used for biomass boilers providing heat to broiler chickens, again circular farming minimising waste and ensuring everything on the farm is used.
Our oilseed rape goes into:
UK Supply Chains
Grown for the UK crushing market, supplying both food-grade oil and high-protein feed into a domestic, circular system.
Built into the Rotation
Deep tap roots improve soil structure, return organic matter, and help break pest and disease cycles between high-demand crops.
Supporting Pollinators
Flowering rape provides vital early-season nectar and pollen for bees and beneficial insects, reinforcing integrated farm ecology.
Oilseed rape with purpose — for soil, pollinators, and supply chains
