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      Beans

      Beans have excellent nitrogen fixation abilities and can be sown as a nitrogen-fixing crop in an area declared as an EFA.

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      Beans are not suited for sowing after a main cereal crop as it is too late in the season for them to establish.

      ACRES Scheme

      • Within ACRES, a mixture of at least two crops from the prescribed list must be sown.
      • Beans cover crops must remain in place until after 1 January.

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        Sowing rate: 70-90 kg/ha

        Sowing time: Sow from mid-July up until 15 September if sowing for ACRES

        Frost tolerance: Poor

        Biomass: Good if sown early in the season

        Pests & diseases: Generally not a problem