Talking Agronomy with Ben Boothman: Very few of my OSR crops this year have yet to receive an insecticide

Harvest is all but finished here in North Yorkshire, the last few stragglers of spring barley are to be mopped up while spring beans are just about ready to cut.  In all, yields are what we expected. Need I say any more?

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Talking Agronomy with Ben Boothman: Very few of my OSR crops this year have yet to receive an insecticide

Harvest is all but finished here in North Yorkshire, the last few stragglers of spring barley are to be mopped up while spring beans are just about ready to cut. In all, yields are what we expected. Need...

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