Watch here an interactive discussion recorded on Monday 8th June 2020 with the NIAB team live at Cereals plots / NIAB Innovation Farm.
We explored what has been learnt about integrating cover crops and next steps to integrating a longer term cover using living mulches and integrating leys. Looking at benefits of more diverse herbal leys in arable rotations and opportunities for both integrating livestock / collaborating with livestock farmers as well as the potential in stockless systems, sharing some of the insights from the SARIC project. It features Nathan Morris (NIAB) - Cover crops and living mulches; George Crane (NIAB) - Mycorhizzal associations; Dr Lydia Smith and Patrick McKenna (NIAB) - Herbal leys; and Emily Cooledge (Bangor University) - Benefits of livestock integration / collaboration. It also featured James Alexander of Litchfield Farm, who shared his experiences in both organic and conventional systems.
We explored what has been learnt about integrating cover crops and next steps to integrating a longer term cover using living mulches and integrating leys. Looking at benefits of more diverse herbal leys in arable rotations and opportunities for both integrating livestock / collaborating with livestock farmers as well as the potential in stockless systems, sharing some of the insights from the SARIC project. It features Nathan Morris (NIAB) - Cover crops and living mulches; George Crane (NIAB) - Mycorhizzal associations; Dr Lydia Smith and Patrick McKenna (NIAB) - Herbal leys; and Emily Cooledge (Bangor University) - Benefits of livestock integration / collaboration. It also featured James Alexander of Litchfield Farm, who shared his experiences in both organic and conventional systems.
