A potential anaerobic digester just up the road from me had its Planning Committee meeting yesterday. They had already approached me to grow crops for them & take digestate back. I would prefer a break crop if possible. The farm has a significant blackgrass burden. Mostly brashy soils prone to drying out in summer with varying clay contents.
Maize - not possible. It's just not & don't ask why!
Rye - a likely wholecrop source which would suit me, BUT French partridge see it like cats see catnip, plus it's not a take all break crop.
Beet? I don't like the idea of the soil damage, having grown it for sugar in a previous life.
Winter oats for wholecrop - has anyone done this? Plenty of biomass, a take all break and hopefully harvested before the blackgrass drops seed.
Maize - not possible. It's just not & don't ask why!
Rye - a likely wholecrop source which would suit me, BUT French partridge see it like cats see catnip, plus it's not a take all break crop.
Beet? I don't like the idea of the soil damage, having grown it for sugar in a previous life.
Winter oats for wholecrop - has anyone done this? Plenty of biomass, a take all break and hopefully harvested before the blackgrass drops seed.