Growing a mix of plants in fields can save farmers money and help the environment – new research
- Written by Caroline Brophy, Professor in Statistics, Trinity College Dublin
goodluz/ShutterstockFarmers have increasingly sown a single type of grass in their fields over the past 100 years, and then added chemical fertiliser to increase their harvest. But new research suggests that there are alternatives that are cheaper and can increase the potential of these grasslands to feed livestock.
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