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Arable advice: Three simple steps for spring weed control

Dr Will Smith, Gowan UK and Ireland technical lead, shares his advice for maximising the grass-weed reset opportunity in spring barley

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 4 min read
The key advantage spring barley offers over winter wheat or barley in managing grass-weeds is the additional time to employ all the cultural control measures, says Dr Will Smith.
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The key advantage spring barley offers over winter wheat or barley in managing grass-weeds is the additional time to employ all the cultural control measures, says Dr Will Smith.

Spring barley has grown in popularity outside the traditional malting barley heartlands as it gives farmers valuable opportunities to control grass-weeds in the rotation. However, simply growing the...

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