Crop Walk with Simon Nelson: Winter crops show plenty of potential

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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It is a familiar tale here in the North West, with ongoing rain continuing to hamper farming operations. It is not the amount of precipitation which is causing problems, but its consistency. We have...

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