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A Welsh dairy farm is companion cropping maize with sunflowers to reduce its purchased protein costs

The maize and sunflower harvest could be reduced by 35% this year,

With an ability to grow on various soil types, sunflowers are quickly gaining traction – thanks to increasing marketability – as an attractive low-input alternative to cereal crops

Seed experts say increase in domestic production could reduce reliance on imports