Cover Crops

Tillage: Are you practicing a five-minute fallow policy?

Tillage: Are you practicing a five-minute fallow policy?

Many UK tillage growers now practice what they call a ‘five-minute fallow policy’ as they strive to improve the sustainability...

December 30, 2021
A UK tillage farmer reflects on the year that was 2021

A UK tillage farmer reflects on the year that was 2021

The latest Tillage Edge podcast from Teagasc features a reflection on the year that was 2021 from UK-based farm manager,...

December 29, 2021
Cover crops: phacelia and oil radish uncovered as soil saviours

Cover crops: phacelia and oil radish uncovered as soil saviours

Growing phacelia or oil radish cover crops in vegetable rotations helps to build and stabilise soils – with a new...

November 15, 2021
Cover crops in the rotation will yield hidden benefits

Cover crops in the rotation will yield hidden benefits

Experts are urging growers not to overlook the value of cover crops as they plan their crop rotations for the...

June 28, 2021
The soil beneath your cover crops

The soil beneath your cover crops

Cover crops play an important role in protecting our soils. On a cold and wet day in February agronomist, Robbie...

March 6, 2020
Tillage conference: The story of compulsory cover crops in Denmark

Tillage conference: The story of compulsory cover crops in Denmark

“They were quite negative”: That was how farmers reacted in Denmark to legislation that made the growing of cover crops...

February 3, 2020
Catch crops: Getting down to the roots

Catch crops: Getting down to the roots

Soil compaction can cause yield losses and difficult working conditions on farms. Cover crops can help to solve and prevent...

August 9, 2019