Diverse leys & impacts on agronomics

We look at benefits and challenges of using diverse leys, how they can impact on soil health, and the knock-on effects of diverse cropping systems on crop yields and productivity, delivery of ecosystem services, livestock management and health, and economics; linking with the DIVERSify and DiverIMPACTS projects.

April 2021

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Simon Hare

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Trees House Farm, Brignall, Co. Durham
I farm with my father John and uncle at Trees House Farm and Dent House Farm, Brignall (which adjoin each other), near Barnard Castle in...

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Designing strip intercropping systems

resource Wageningen University & Research (WUR) Abstract created as part of the DiverIMPACTS project, outlining outcomes from strip cropping experiments and practical recommendations for designing and managing effective strip systems.

Compaction & cultivation, Rotations, Pests & diseases, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Buildings & machinery, People & skills, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity
Diversification of silage maize cultivation by using winter cover crops enabled by ultra-early maize varieties

resource Wageningen University & Research (WUR) Abstract created as part of the DiverIMPACTS project based on a long-term Dutch field trial, outlining practical recommendations, advantages, and challenges of combining winter cover...

Compaction & cultivation, Drainage, Weeds, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building, People & skills, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity, Climate
DIVERSify Guide for Farmers and Agronomists

resource Organic Research Centre & the DIVERSify project consortium The DIVERSify project Guide for Farmers and Agronomists - summarising key results from the intercropping research carried out in an easily digestible way, dividing information...

Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Drainage, Organic matter, Weeds, Pests & diseases, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Roots & horticulture, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Regulations, standards & policy, Business management, Markets & food systems, People & skills, Biodiversity, Climate

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Diverse leys & impacts on agronomics

Content related to Diverse leys & impacts on agronomics

Simon Hare

Designing strip intercropping systems

Diversification of silage maize cultivation by using winter cover crops enabled by ultra-early maize varieties

DIVERSify Guide for Farmers and Agronomists