Scottish farmer's transition to direct drilling a natural step

Regenerative farming practices have been firmly integrated at Greenknowe Farm with owner, Neil White using a direct drilling system to plant 90 per cent of his crops

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Scottish farmer's transition to direct drilling a natural step

Regenerative farming practices have been firmly integrated at Greenknowe Farm with owner, Neil White using a direct drilling system to plant 90 per cent of his crops. Ash Burbidge reports. Based in...

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