New Defra scheme urges growers to go for beans

Greater adoption would would help to replace imported soya in animal feeds and reduce the carbon footprint of animal production systems, say researchers

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Greater bean adoption would help reduce the carbon footprint of animal production systems
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Greater bean adoption would help reduce the carbon footprint of animal production systems

An initiative hoping to boost bean production in the UK by determining definitive best practice is now underway. The ability of beans to fix their own nitrogen while also leaving it in the soil for...

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