While they’ve been using J Premier Pitch at the Lamex Stadium for the last three years, the grounds team at Stevenage Football Club cite this season as the best they’ve ever had in terms of plant strength and surface performance.

The right seeds should be part of any strategy to reduce the impact of drought on grass swards for cutting and grazing.

The climate is changing, and sports pitches, golf courses and municipal parks have to adapt.

DLF Seeds, the world’s leading grass seed breeder, is to invest £3.5 million in new state-of-the-art mixing and distribution facilities at its main seed processing site at Inkberrow in Worcestershire.