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Clover leys
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Clover leys

  Dairy cows
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Dairy cows

  
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Cereal crops

   Vegetables
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Vegetables

   Pigs
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Pigs

   Dry valley
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The dry valley

  
Pigs The dry valley Vegetables Cereal crops Dairy cows Clover leys Cereal crops

Cereal crops

Wheat and oats are grown on the farm and will follow the grass/clover leys in the rotation. Wheat requires a high level of nutrients so it will be planted after the pigs have grazed the pastures.

  • Wildlife is encouraged as predatory insects such as ladybirds provide a natural control of crop pests

  • Organic standards prohibit the growing or use of genetically modified (GM) crops.

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Organic cereals, fertilised by clover leys, take up nutrients slowly. Their cell walls are thicker, making the crop more resistant to pests and diseases.

Tall-strawed varieties help shade out and restrict weeds. Remaining weeds provide useful habitats for predators such as ladybirds that feed on crop pests.
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