I’m in the Countryside Stewardship and planning on cropping some AB9: Winter Bird Food.
I intend to grow traditional spring barley but on a poorer yielding area use barley as the dominant seed in the bird mix. From what I see the rules state a max 90% by weight for the barley.
Has anyone any tips or advice on the best mixes and the seed rate for the barley mix?
It appears the drawback of having to leave it until February restricts rotating it with normal crops. Does anyone keep it in the same plot for the 5 year agreement duration? Any tips and advice greatly appreciated. Thanks.
I intend to grow traditional spring barley but on a poorer yielding area use barley as the dominant seed in the bird mix. From what I see the rules state a max 90% by weight for the barley.
Has anyone any tips or advice on the best mixes and the seed rate for the barley mix?
It appears the drawback of having to leave it until February restricts rotating it with normal crops. Does anyone keep it in the same plot for the 5 year agreement duration? Any tips and advice greatly appreciated. Thanks.