Precision planting provides the key to OSR yield

Getting oilseed rape off to strong start holds the key to yield for one Shropshire grower, who has recently changed establishment practices to one that now favours the use of a precision drill.

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With the potential for one-pass establishment of oilseed rape, Steve Edwards has combined a front and rear power harrow, four-leg subsoiler and six-row drill onto a 400hp MF8740S.
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With the potential for one-pass establishment of oilseed rape, Steve Edwards has combined a front and rear power harrow, four-leg subsoiler and six-row drill onto a 400hp MF8740S.

For Steve Edwards, getting oilseed rape off to a good start is essential, if yield potential is to be harnessed. It is why JW and PM Edwards & Son agricultural contractors based at Cardeston Park Farm...

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