Cover crops
Hairy Vetch
Hairy Vetch, a forage legume also known as Winter vetch, has superior winter hardiness over common vetch.
Hairy Vetch is very suitable for sowing as a cover crop due to its ability to fix nitrogen at lower temperatures than many other legumes.
Can also be used as arable silage with grass or as a whole crop mix combined with cereals. Vetch will help increase the protein content in the mix.
Product benefits (ACRES)
- For ACRES, a mixture of at least two crops from the prescribed list must be sown.
- Hairy vetch crops must remain in place until after 1 January.
Usage instructions
| Rate | 15kg/ha |
| Time | Sow from mid-July until 15 September if sowing for ACRES |
| Frost tolerance | Good winter hardiness |
| Biomass | Rapidly produces a large biomass |
| Pests and diseases | Generally not a problem |