Use a diverse crop rotation to reduce the incidence of weeds, pests and diseases in food crops

Reduce the amount of synthetic herbicides on food crops

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Best Practice Guidance:

• HGCA (2002) Arable cropping and the environment - a guide. Home Grown Cereals Authority.

Defra Project IF0131
Assessment of reduction in environmental burdens through targeted measures compared with whole farm approaches in cropping and livestock systems
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