This is more diversity than monoculture crops in different year
7 species mix sowed 28th August, spring barley sown 28th March so 7 months of year a crop of Peas, Buckwheat, Tillage Radish, Phacelia, Linseed, Balansa Clover, Vetch
The OM is rising slowly over time, the yields are rising using less fertiliser. the soil structure is improving.
3.9T of Gangway on 110 units of Nitrogen in 2019.
Spring Oats / Beans / OSR are considered a break and are in ground the same length of time as a cover crop with more diversity.
Each species is absorbing sunlight, producing sugars that are transferred to the roots that feed exudates to soil biology that make soil nutrients available to the plant in available form that is then left by the plant for the next crop.
We have to re write the rulebook