Crop walk with Simon Nelson: Spring crops are decided in the main

The first of the 2024 series where agronomist Simon Nelson advises farmers on a wide range of arable and forage crops across Cumbria, north Lancashire and into south west Scotland.

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Crop walk with Simon Nelson: Spring crops are decided in the main

Land remains far too wet to travel as I write this in mid-February. Many of my customers are immersed in Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) literature, judging by the phone calls I have been getting recently....

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