Initial success for Scotland's first organic oilseed rape crop

Scientists have teamed up with farmers and industry to explore the possibility of growing organic oilseed rape in Scotland for the first time.

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Initial success for Scotland's first organic oilseed rape crop

Scientists have teamed up with farmers and industry to explore the possibility of growing organic oilseed rape in Scotland for the first time. Jo Learmonth reports. Large plots of organic oilseed rape...

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