Videos · 12. November 2020

Case study leaders have taken videos, showing their work and achievements as well as challenges they face.

Case study reports · 07. July 2020

Training video for cattle and sheep farms on "Optimising the benefits of clover in grassland" as part of the webinar "Let's talk cattle and sheep".

Case study reports · 06. July 2020

Leguminous living mulches have been shown to support a broad range of positive effects on biotic and abiotic indicators in broad-acre arable production, including soil health. With their nitrogen-fixing potential, they can also play a role in achieving sustainability goals and targets – for example, by naturally fixing nitrogen into the soil, they can help reduce dependence on artificial nitrogen fertiliser inputs, which in turn can reduce nitrous oxide emissions.

Case study reports · 04. May 2020

Dan Clavin has made a pre-recorded presentation on CS2 for the Irish Farmers Association (72,000 members) that was presented at a virtual conference on smart farming on April 30th 2020.

Case study reports · 24. September 2019

Challenges in managing leguminous living mulches like clover are the focus of this case study. After the second year, which was very different to the first, new insights are given by Stockbridge Technology Centre.

Case study reports · 18. May 2018

The soybean crop's high quantity and quality of proteins has led to growing global demand of soybeans for feed and food. Due to German consumer preferences, GM-free feed and organic soybean for human consumption are in high demand. Since cultivating GM-soybeans is not permitted in Europe, domestic production is a safe solution. So how can we better understand and identify agronomic factors for successful soybean cultivation to stabilize, optimize and expand soybean cultivation in Europe?

Case study reports · 08. April 2018

The renaissance of the lentil cultivation on the Swabian Alb might be a trend-setting success story and there is still a lot to investigate. Can a story like this happen again with other legumes, or in other European partner countries? The case study reveals and identifies agronomic factors for successful lentil growing which can help to stabilize, optimize and expand lentil cultivation in Europe.

Case study reports · 20. March 2018

The use of legumes and leguminous by-products within dairy systems is compared at Crichton Royal Farm: Home-grown feed, which is not purchased except minarals against fully purchased feedstuff - contrasing technical performance as well as GHG emissions and nutrient use efficiencies are expected to arise from the diets, genotypes and housing systems containing leguminous co-products or legumes grown in the UK.

Case study reports · 15. February 2018

We investigate a range of innovative ways of using legumes to build soil fertility in glasshouses and polytunnels like using fast growing species of green manures that can be sown directly in the soil. We will evaluate the potential of a number of legume species.

Case study reports · 12. February 2018

In this case study we will set up field trials of Fava beans and French beans to assess the agronomic performance of heritage varieties in comparison to modern ones. The nutritional quality of the crops will be analysed. During the flowering period we will quantify visitation of the different varieties by pollinating insects and relate this to the production of floral volatile chemicals that may be responsible for attracting them and the quality of the resources that are provided in return.