%0 Generic
%A Philipps, Lois
%D 2001
%F orgprints:10812
%K grassland, management, ley, bloat, fertiliser, silage, yields, clover, seed rate, seed mix
%N 56
%P 9-10
%T A guide to organic grassland
%U http://orgprints.org/10812/
%X Organic farming systems in the UK are traditionally based on ley/arable crop rotations. Up to 70% of the farmed area comprises of mixed grass and legume leys. These leys offer a powerful mechanism for supplying nitrogen through their potential to harvest biologically fixed nitrogen to support both animal production and a subsequent phase of arable cropping.  This bulletin answers some of the common questions about organic grassland management.