Legumes

Legumes offer many benefits that naturally and sustainably help the production of your crops and improve animal nutrition when used in pastures. Legumes can be intercropped with forage grasses, and can be used as green fertilizers for your cash crop by fixing atmospheric nitrogen in the soil. Using legumes can increase the organic matter of your soil, improve soil structure and moisture retention, and combat nematodes.
In a symbiotic relationship with specific micro-organisms, legumes are able to fix atmospheric nitrogen in the soil so that other plants have access to this vital nutrient that greatly benefits their growth and decreases the need to apply fertilizer.

Introduction of legumes into pastures increases the production of the livestock that grazes on the pasture thanks to the increase of quality and quantity of available forage. Not only will the protein intake of the cattle increase, the entire pasture eco-system will benefit from the introduction of legumes. Using legumes will naturally increase the sustainability of your production and may help to decrease the need to apply certain fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides; legumes even help to increase the quality of soil, where excessive use of fertilizers and chemicals may harm the natural eco-system.