%A Lois Philipps
%J Elm Farm Research Centre Bulletin
%T A guide to organic grassland
%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.
%N 56
%K grassland, management, ley, bloat, fertiliser, silage, yields, clover, seed rate, seed mix
%P 9-10
%D 2001
%I Elm Farm Research Centre
%L orgprints10812