Sowing a Grass & Clover Ley – Agricology Vlog August 2019
Richard Smith, Farms Manager at Daylesford Organic Farm discusses how he is converting a conventional arable field into a grass and clover ley for livestock and the reasons for doing it.
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9th September 2019Related farming theme:
Key Farming Practices:
- Diverse / herbal leys
- Diverse feed & forage
- Leys in crop rotations
- Minimum Tillage
Organisation(s):
- Daylesford Organic Farm
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