Reserve seed

Seed, supplies and sound advice for farmers, since 1846.

One of the few cereal seed plants still working in the South West. We grow, treat and bag wheat, oats and barley seed from local farms and our own, and back it with agronomy, fertiliser, feed and two country stores.

Reserve seed Farming services
Burrington01769 520279 Washford Mill01984 640412
A root crop growing in rows across a Devon field

Cereal seed for the coming season

Varieties confirmed for this season. Press the ones you want, tell us how many tonnes, and we will hold it for you.

Your seed list

    Nothing on it yet. Press a variety to add it.

    Everything else the farm needs

    Fully trained agronomists, FACTS and BASIS qualified, and the kit to back up what they tell you.

    • Agronomy and agrochemical service
    • Fertiliser
    • Cereal, maize and herbage seed
    • Grain drying, storage, rolling and trading
    • Soil, slurry and silage sampling
    • Lime delivered and spread
    • Slug pellet spreading
    • NSTS sprayer and applicator testing
    • Patchwork GPS technology
    • NVZ advice and record keeping
    • Animal feed and minerals
    • Haulage
    Ring Burrington on 01769 520279
    An agronomist checking a crop in the field
    Out walking a crop.
    Farmers watching a sprayer demonstration
    A sprayer operators' day, 2022.
    A tanker delivering liquid fertiliser
    Filling the liquid fertiliser tank.

    Two country stores

    Agricultural, equestrian, pet, country clothing and household. Call in, or ring ahead and we will have it ready.

    Burrington

    Burrington, Umberleigh,
    North Devon EX37 9JG
    Office and shop
    Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm
    Shop only
    Saturday, 9am to 1pm
    01769 520279

    Washford Mill

    Washford Mill, Watchet,
    Somerset TA23 0JY
    Open
    Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm
    Saturday
    9am to 1pm
    01984 640412
    Horse feed and supplementsRider clothingHorse rugsYard suppliesPet foodHome and gardenClothing and giftsAnimal health
    An old photograph of the Pickards yard, above the yard as it is now
    The yard at Burrington, then and now.

    The same family, 180 years on

    1. 1846James Pickard, a Burrington farmer, starts the business with his son Jonathan, the village postmaster.
    2. 1911Jonathan's daughter Elsie marries William Short, a local farmer's son.
    3. 1935William Short carries the firm on, later joined by his son Gordon and nephew Roy as directors.
    4. TodayGordon's sons John, Graham and Nigel run it, with the next generation of Shorts alongside them. Nigel looks after Washford Mill, once Badcock and Evered.