Take time to evaluate the rotation before taking cover, urge experts

摘要

As interest in cover crops explodes, growers are urged to plan their implementation carefully to avoid problems in the rotation.Cover crops created a buzz at Cereals 2015 and seed-mix merchants were busy answering grower questions about how best to fit them into their farm's system.Tougher-to-control weeds and pests and degraded soils have brought cover crops back into the frame in the UK, along with CAP reforms introducing compulsory ecological focus areas (EFAs), which can be satisfied with their establishment.