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Becky Shripton

Technical Seed Sales Specialist at Grainseed and Horizon Seeds, qualified agronomist specializing in sustainable UK farming practices.

Jun 16, 2026

31:05
There's no point trying to grow those legumes if they're not going to, they don't like wet feet and you're in clay soil.
31:11
Yeah, exactly.
31:12
Yeah.
31:13
And the other thing to mention, Andrew, is about the structure of the soil.
31:17
So you're talking about cultivations and things, but you really need, so a lot of people will plant a herbal lay and expect it to just fix compaction and give them a wonderful structured soil.
31:28
But that's, some herbs won't put roots down through compaction sometimes.
31:33
Some do, but you want to make sure that you're really looking at the fields you're going to put the seed into.

43 MINS LATER

74:16
Is there anything, I don't know, like using a particular type of drill or particular conditions that will give it a better chance of working?

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