Vicia villosa
Hairy vetch can be no-tilled, broadcasted on or drilled into a prepared seedbed.
Hairy vetch is a hardy species tolerating frost, drought and flooding. 
 
The only real significant difference between common vetch and hairy vetch is 
Hairy vetch is more winter-hardy than Common vetch.

pros

•  An annual pasture, forage and grain legume, 

• Very palatable at all growth stages, from a young plant through to seedpods production in summer

• Smothers weeds once establish, have vigorous growth in the spring giving excellent weed control   

• Can be grown in crop rotations as a pasture or hay crop,

• Acts as a disease break between cereals in a rotation. 

• Highly nutritious dry matter such as hay or silage    

• The same machinery is used for planting, maintenance and harvesting as used for cereal crops

• Soft-seeded species are suitable in all crop rotations without the risk of voluntary plants creating a problem in following crops.