Vetch is a winter and spring growing annual legume that is commonly used as a disease break in cereal cropping rotations.
Vetch is often sown in combination with cereals for quality hay. Vetch hay highly sought as a fodder to support dairying due to excellent quality and palatability. It may be suitable for spring sowing in higher latitude, or southern-most cold winter areas. Common vetch may be used for grain. Vetch has the ability to improve soil fertility by fixing large amounts of nitrogen (N) to the soil, which helps to meet the needs of following crops.
It responds well to a wide range of soil types, however it does not tolerate water-logging.
