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Dan Hawes: "Getting behind isn't an option when the numbers are date-critical to grow a good-quality plant for our customers"

In Your Field columnist Dan Hawes on managing the risks of propagating and harvesting soft fruits in the 38°C heat

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Following on from last month's column, the weather continues to be like a yo-yo. One minute it's cold and there's only a few fruit being picked, next minute it's hot and it all comes at once. For us fruit...

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