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The ADAS soils and nutrients team will share and discuss results from our recent cover crop research with Affinity Water, Anglian Water, and Portsmouth Water.

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Tuesday March 5 at 10am

Cover crops can be very effective at protecting and improving soil and water quality by providing soil cover over winter, retaining nutrients that would otherwise have been ‘lost’ via leaching and erosion. They can also help to control weeds and soil-borne pathogens and pests. For the benefits of cover crops to be fully realised, understanding their crop available nitrogen supply and long-term impact on nitrate leaching and crop performance is crucial.

Join us for this free webinar to hear about the latest water company funded research conducted by ADAS on cover crop management, focusing on cover crop destruction (grazing with sheep, mechanical & chemical), catch crops versus companion cropping following vining peas, over-winter nitrate leaching losses and impacts on cash crop yields and quality.

The importance of incentive schemes to support cover crop use will also be discussed.

Topics due to be covered will include:

  • different cover crop destruction methods (grazing with sheep, mechanical & chemical)
  • catch crops versus companion cropping following vining peas
  • over-winter nitrate leaching losses
  • cover crop impacts on cash crop yields and quality
  • the importance of incentive schemes to support cover crop use

To register to join us, you can sign up here. More information about the speakers and the agenda can be viewed on our webpage Advances in Cover Crop Management – Maximise the Nutrient Use Efficiency Benefit

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