Field bean

(Vicia faba L.)

Grain bean is a legume that replaces soy in animal feed, is grown for its dry grain. The plant is also cultivated for forage (grass) and for green manure. It is an excellent crop improver because it is an excellent precession for wheat: its place in the rotation is therefore between two cereals.

Purposes
The dried broad beans have a high protein content: their average composition is in fact the following: 85% dry matter, 23-26% nitrogenous substances, 3% ashes, 1.2% fats, 7% crude fiber, nitrogen nitrates 48%; all this makes it an excellent animal feed.

Category: Grain legumes