How is broiler performance affected when soya is partially replaced by faba beans?
Using beans to rebuild rotational performance after stewardship.
Can home-grown faba beans substitute soya in the broiler ration?
The two key objectives of this work are to identify the best scenario for optimizing environmental impact and financial return for farmers and to determine the carbon cost-benefit of transitioning to…
Ben Hague (Crop Physiologist)Ben.hague@adas.co.uk
Thomas Wilkinson (Crop Physiologist)Thomas.wilkinson@adas.co.uk
Pete Berry (Crop Physiologist)Pete.berry@adas.co.uk
Key Points:
• New analysis of…
At AK Stirling, and our sister distillery Arbikie, sustainability and creativity are at the heart of everything we do. This year, we’re trialing an exciting intercrop of winter wheat and spring peas …
The From Soya to Sustainability conference returns to Peterborough on Wednesday 28th January 2026, bringing together leaders from across the agri-food sector to accelerate the shift towards a more…
As a Pulse Pioneer with the NCS Project, John contributes to the wider effort to build protein self-sufficiency and arable-livestock integration within UK farming.
Building
This is a research report commissioned under the Innovate UK Climate Smart Arable Cropping Systems programme, investigating barriers and opportunities for growing and using British-grown beans as…
Ben Hague, Thomas Wilkinson & Charlotte White