Farmers offered top 10 cabbage stem flea beetle management strategies

Oilseed rape stakeholders launch list to boost take-up of break crop

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Growers are being urged to rethink OSR and manage pests
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Growers are being urged to rethink OSR and manage pests

The strongest set of cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB) management strategies to date has been released to help reverse the fortunes of oilseed rape (OSR). The top 10 list of strategies to tackle the critical...

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