Crop walk with Chris Dickinson: Disease pressure mounts amid showers

What a rollercoaster ride this season is turning out to be; cold, dry, hot and wet, spring has had a bit of summer, autumn and winter in its making.

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Crop walk with Chris Dickinson: Disease pressure mounts amid showers

What a rollercoaster ride this season is turning out to be; cold, dry, hot and wet, spring has had a bit of summer, autumn and winter in its making. The past month has been a case of playing catch-up,...

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