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Top tips for managing herbal leys

Keeping copies of seed invoices and photographic evidence of field operations is advised when establishing herbal leys under Government schemes

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Herbal leys need a soil pH of six or above and potassium and phosphorus levels of two or above to establish.
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Herbal leys need a soil pH of six or above and potassium and phosphorus levels of two or above to establish.

At a recent AHDB event at Penrith and District ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Mart, speakers discussed best practice in terms of managing and establishing herbal leys. Grassland consultant and founder of AgScope, James Bretherton,...

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