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Boosting bean production at centre of new Defra-funded project

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

Farmers Guardian
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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.

A new Defra-funded initiative aiming to boost bean production in the UK by determining definitive best practice is now underway. Legumes The ability of beans to fix their own nitrogen while leaving...

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