Germination quality of field beans is worse than usual this year, according to latest results from NIAB. Just 25% of samples tested at the Cambridge-based lab had germination above 80%, and around 60% ...

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Zipped up inside their fleecy pods, broad beans are the only bean tough enough to grow all through the winter. Add them to pasta, salads and stir-fries or make smashed broad beans on toast. They’re ...

More German growers are companion-cropping maize with beans to address astronomical ammonium nitrate and protein costs, saying the dry matter and protein performance of the resulting silage outweighs ...