Benefits of intercropping

Could intercropping help farm profitability and environmental goals? In the first of a series of articles on the winners of the Journey to Net Zero competition, we speak to Ben Adams on how he is using the award funding to find out.

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Ben Adams was a recipient of the School of Sustainable Food and Farming competition which offered farmers a share of money to support a sustainable idea they wanted to develop on their farm.
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Ben Adams was a recipient of the School of Sustainable Food and Farming competition which offered farmers a share of money to support a sustainable idea they wanted to develop on their farm.

HOW to farm sensitively with the environment while minimising inputs and maximising outputs is what makes Ben Adams tick. It is this drive, along with an existing passion to trial new ideas onfarm,...

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