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23 August 2023
Learn how to use leguminous cover crops to improve soil fertility.
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23 August 2023
Legumes fix nitrogen from the atmosphere and add it to the soil; they also attract beneficial insects, help control erosion, and add organic matter to soils.
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29 November 2023
Learn about the four main types of cover crops and their unique properties, and identify which cover crop or mix is best suited to your farm system and objectives.
20 June 2025
Find out how cover crops can help cycle nutrients and bring up nutrients from deeper in the soil profile.
20 June 2025
Find out how cover crop roots can loosen the soil structure and improve access to water and nutrients for cash crops.
14 November 2025
Find out how cover crops can reduce the loss of small particles, like clay and organic matter, from the soil through wind and water erosion.
23 August 2023
Find out how to identify and grow the best cover crop species for your situation.
15 July 2025
Learn how cover crops can benefit the environment, for example, through reduced nutrient losses via run-off and leaching.
20 June 2023
Find out how both pigs and the environment can benefit from sowing grass cover mixes
21 June 2022
Researchers tackle one of the biggest questions in farming – what does a ‘sustainable’ system look like?
6 January 2025
A decade of crop crops experience from Strategic Cereal Farm South (blog)
15 December 2021
Richard Meredith discusses how a summer catch crop helped to lower nitrogen losses.