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Talking agronomy with Phil Warham: As suspected, later-drilled crops have disappointed

Phil Warham has been an agronomist with Agrovista for six years. He gained a degree in Land and 51AVÊÓÆµManagement at Harper Adams and managed farms for several years afterwards. He now advises on combinable crops, cereals, maize and vining peas in Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and into Leicestershire. Key interests include direct drilling and soil health, as well as making farms profitable. In his spare time he is a keen runner, cyclist and horseman.

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Talking agronomy with Phil Warham: As suspected, later-drilled crops have disappointed

At the start of last month's report I welcomed the return to cooler and wetter weather, which provided a much needed boost to root and maize crops across the East Midlands. It soon became clear you...

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