Talking roots: Destroy cover crops early to avoid problems this spring

New blight genotypes and another wet spring to contend with - Hutchinsons agronomist, Darryl Shailes give his seasonal overview for potatoes and beet crops

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Talking roots: Destroy cover crops early to avoid problems this spring

"It's been an interesting season for beet and potatoes, dominated by the weather, as usual. This time last year the Waveney Valley where I live was flooded already and stayed that way for most of the...

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