Talking Agronomy with Jo Bell: It is amazing how well backward crops have caught up but the rain was too late for some

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Talking Agronomy with Jo Bell: It is amazing how well backward crops have caught up but the rain was too late for some

Officially, we were one of the five driest parts of the country in May, with just 0.4mm of rain. Even so, we lost nearly a fortnight of spray days to frost and high winds, adding to the pressure of coping...

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