Crops

Our main activity on Abbey Farm is growing crops.

In most years we grow about eight different crops. Most of these are conventional (that is, we grow them with the use of sprays and artificial fertilisers) and some are organic. To get information on how we grow a crop, its uses and wildlife conservation features, click on it in the drop list below:

• Winter barley
• Spring barley
• Sugar beet
• Combinable peas
• Winter oilseed rape
• Millet
• Spring wheat
• Green manure
• Corn gromwell