The trial was run in conjunction with Alex Jasinski of Jasinski Farms, Iain Gould, Researcher & Soil Scientist at the University of Lincoln and Rebecca Carter, Catchment Advisor at Anglian Water focused on catch crops.
The trial looked to:
1. Assess the benefits of sowing a catch crop
2. See if broadcasting vs drilling the catch crop had any difference on soil health and crop biomass
Key findings were:
- Drilling a catch crop earlier into a standing cash crop has benefits in terms of increased crop biomass and Soil Mineral N.
- Soil health indicators did not vary between treatmentshighlighting the fact that any measures to improve soil health need to be done for more than one season.