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Talking agronomy with Ben Boothman: In the North, well established and tillered winter barleys are rare to find

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01 May 2020 • 3 min read

Talking agronomy with Ben Boothman: In the North, well established and tillered winter barleys are rare to find

Well what a shift in seasons. Eight weeks ago when on farms we joked about the horrendous conditions the land was in with the comments of ‘you wait it will be bone dry in spring and well be crying out...

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