How intercropping is boosting crop establishment, increasing yields and reducing weeds

The agronomics and economics of growing more than one crop side-by-side are stacking up for one group of farmers who are experimenting with intercropping techniques on their farms.

Alice Dyer

29 May 2020 鈥� 5 min read

The agronomics and economics of growing more than one crop side-by-side are stacking up for one group of farmers who are experimenting with intercropping techniques on their farms. Intercropping has...

How one Cheshire farmer is using mixed farming to get on top of grass-weeds

For Cheshire farmer Mike Jones, tackling grass-weeds has not come from one silver bullet solution. Instead, it has been the result of building a more flexible mixed farming system where livestock, forage crops, cultivation strategy and innovative new chemistry all work together

Alice Dyer

01 August 2026 鈥� 6 min read