Crop Walk with Chris Dickinson: Warmer weather will kickstart sclerotia spores

Chris joined Agrovista’s technical team in autumn 2019, providing field trials expertise, as well as technical insight into cereal crop management and agronomic customer support.

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Crop Walk with Chris Dickinson: Warmer weather will kickstart sclerotia spores

Providing country-wide support, based in Yorkshire, Mr Dickinson is from a family farm on the edge of the North York Moors. He joined Agrovista’s technical team in autumn 2019, providing field trials expertise,...

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