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Opinion: Is prolonged heat at flowering the real risk to future arable rotations?

As combines roll around the country cutting barley, many growers are feeling the impacts of the lack of moisture, but how much will this affect future rotations?

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Opinion: Is prolonged heat at flowering the real risk to future arable rotations?

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Opinion: After years of being in opposition and criticising much of Labour policy - could those soundbites come back to haunt Llyr Gruffydd?

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