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Top tips for late drilling winter wheat

Many growers have been forced to drill cereals much later than they would have liked this season after persistent rainfall has put fieldwork on the backfoot. Alice Dyer gets tips for success from two experts.

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Top tips for late drilling winter wheat

Seedbed prep In West Sussex, Mike Thornton, ProCam, head of crop production reckons only around half of winter cereals have been drilled so far after persistent wet weather left ground sodden....

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