Cotswold mixed farmer Ed Horton grazed 2,500 sheep on nothing but cereals and oilseed rape from December to March as part of his low-input arable system. Strategic sheep grazing is Mr Horton’s number-one disease management tool. Whether crops are a group 3 McVitie’s biscuit wheat or an ancient spelt grain, the integrated approach has slashed […]
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