Changing machinery for maize establishment

Looking to boost soil health and reduce establishment costs for maize, one Devon farmer saw the potential in a strip tillage system, which could also help to stabilise soil erosion.

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Changing machinery for maize establishment

James Lee has always had an interest in soil health and, having studied direct drilling at Reading University, he was keen to put theory into practice back on the family's mixed farming business at Uppincott...

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