Cover crops
Beans
Beans have excellent nitrogen fixation abilities and can be sown as a nitrogen-fixing crop in an area declared as an EFA. However, beans are not suited for sowing after a main cereal crop as it is too late in the season for them to establish.
Product benefits (ACRES)
- 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.
Usage instructions
| Rate | 140kg/ha |
| Time | Sow from mid-July up until 15 September in ACRES |
| Frost tolerance | Poor |
| Biomass | Good if sown early in the season |
| Pests and diseases | Generally not a problem |