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Vetch is sometimes grown with small grains, for example rye.

Is vetch a friend or foe to livestock?

May 22, 2022
By Morgan P Doran, Rachael Long
From the Alfalfa & Forage News blog (April 29, 2022) Vetch (Vicia spp.) is growing like a weed everywhere this year, carpeting our hills with great swaths of purple flowers. What is vetch? There are several species that are commonly grown as crops, cover crops or weeds (see list at the bottom).
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