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Half the land, 80% of the yield: does relay cropping really stack up? The ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian arable podcast

Our latest arable podcast looks at Ben Adam's latest trial testing relay cropping

Ashleigh Ellwood
Head of Arable
clock • 1 min read
Half the land, 80% of the yield: does relay cropping really stack up? The ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian arable podcast

What if you could grow a second crop on half the area and still produce 80% of the yield of a conventional crop? That is the intriguing result from arable farmer Ben Adams' first year of his relay cropping trial, where winter barley grown on just 50% of the area produced 80% of his average yield.Ìý

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Farm trials

Join Ash Ellwood to find out the practicalities of relay cropping, what Ben has learnt from the trial and whether the results suggest relay cropping could have a place in a commercial arable rotation.

We also catch up with Thomas Slattery, engagement lead for the Adopt Support Hub discussing what is available through the funding and how growers can access it.

Speakers

  • Ben Adams - Oxfordshire arable farmer
  • Thomas Slattery - engagement lead for the Adopt Support Hub

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