A UK survey of the use and management of cover crops

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dc.contributor.authorStorr, Tom
dc.contributor.authorSimmons, Robert W.
dc.contributor.authorHannam, Jacqueline A.
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-18T15:19:18Z
dc.date.available2019-02-18T15:19:18Z
dc.date.issued2019-02-06
dc.description.abstractThere is a growing trend in the use of cover crops in the United Kingdom, and whilst research shows there are many soil and environmental benefits, little is known about the farmer's perspective of cover cropping. A survey was designed and distributed to ask farmers about their use and management of cover crops. The online survey received 117 usable responses between January and March 2017, following distribution through social media in the United Kingdom. The survey highlighted that 66% of respondents used cover crops following harvest in 2016. Respondents observed benefits to soil structure, soil erosion control and water infiltration in addition to reductions in the use of chemical fertilisers, herbicide and fuel use. Of those not using cover crops, 90% would consider their use in the future if additional information on their use and benefits were known in a UK context. Changes to the 2016 Basic Payment Scheme guidelines for cover crops would have been welcomed by 71% of respondents using cover crops.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationStorr T, Simmons RW , Hannam JA. (2019) A UK survey of the use and management of cover crops. Annals of Applied Biology, Volume 174, Issue 2, March 2019, pp. 179-189en_UK
dc.identifier.issn0003-4746
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12488
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/13912
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherWileyen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectcover cropsen_UK
dc.subjectenvironmenten_UK
dc.subjectpolicyen_UK
dc.subjectsoilsen_UK
dc.titleA UK survey of the use and management of cover cropsen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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