As well as providing benefits such as protecting soil and reducing nitrate leaching, cover crops can also suppress weeds. In this week’s Cut the Crop, FAR senior field research officer Sam McDougall says that in a trial, use of cover crops successfully cut herbicide use from two applications to one.

<p>As well as providing benefits such as protecting soil and reducing nitrate leaching, cover crops can also suppress weeds. In this week&rsquo;s Cut the Crop, FAR senior field research officer Sam McDougall says that in a trial, use of cover crops successfully cut herbicide use from two applications to one.</p>

keeping you in the know about everything you grow