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How to turn OSR back into the grass-weed 'cleaning crop' in the rotation once again

With oilseed rape acreage set to rise, growers have an opportunity to restore its role as a grass-weed cleaning crop by combining competitive establishment with robust herbicide strategies

Ashleigh Ellwood
Head of Arable
clock 鈥� 5 min read
How to turn OSR back into the grass-weed 'cleaning crop' in the rotation once again

With oilseed rape prices creeping up towards 拢500 per tonne, combined with two good years for establishment and yields, this could mean another significant increase in plantings this summer. The AHDB Planting...

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