Talking agronomy with Jo Bell: Most of our soils are far too wet to take much in the way of machinery

Well into January, we are still clinging to the hope of getting more crops in – spring sown, if not winter wheat. But every glimmer of opportunity in the form of a few dry days in a row seems to be snuffed out by yet another soaking.

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Talking agronomy with Jo Bell: Most of our soils are far too wet to take much in the way of machinery

Well into January, we are still clinging to the hope of getting more crops in - spring sown, if not winter wheat. But every glimmer of opportunity in the form of a few dry days in a row seems to be snuffed...

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