1st wheats and cover crops

[Hornet]

As someone who gets contractors in to do most jobs, I'm thinking of a 1st wheat / cover crop rotation, cant make break crops pay after contracting fees, so why bother with them if cover crop costs little to establish and look after, captures n and breaks take all? What are peoples experiences? And with 12 months of what is basically setaside with a ground cover what species would be best for such a long period fallowed?

 

[Dan Powell]

I'm considering similar things but with two consecutive cover crops and grazing them off with sheep in winter and cattle in summer to get some income off the covers.

I would think in your case you would want to max out on legumes to reduce your nitrogen bill.

 

[phil-i-am]

Most contract farms grow break crops, are you being charged too much @Hornet ?