Oats and Peas: A Winning Combination?

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Combinations of oats, field pea, and flax mixtures planted in fields.

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Oats and Peas: A Winning Combination?

Intercropping is the practice of growing multiple crops together on the same land at the same time. It’s an ancient technique that is gaining renewed interest in today’s agriculture. Oats and field peas are commonly found together in livestock feed and planting them together in an intercropping system can offer significant advantages for farmers, too. Learn more.

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