Talking agronomy with Ben Boothman: Winter barleys are turning yellow and starting to shut down tillers

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Talking agronomy with Ben Boothman: Winter barleys are turning yellow and starting to shut down tillers

In the words of Murray Walker its go, go, go. Tractors, drills, fertiliser spreaders and, in some cases, sprayers have all refuelled and entered the spring campaign. The welcomed recent settled weather...

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