Farmers invited to take part in diverse cropping project to increase yields

Winter pea – cereal mixture plots at Balruddery Farm. Picture credit : DIVERSifyThe Organic Research Centre, a leading independent research charity, is inviting UK farmers to participate in a new EU-funded project called DIVERSify which is investigating how to maximise the performance of crop mixtures (or plant teams) to improve yields while reducing the reliance on inputs.
Dr Bruce Pearce from the Organic Research Centre said, “It is estimated that we will need a 70% growth in food