Spring barley yield above five-year average with Scotland standing out

With more data in from Scotland, the 2020 average treated yield of control varieties from 14 AHDB Recommended List (RL) spring barley trials is 7.94 tonnes/hectare, ahead of the five-year average

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Spring barley yield above five-year average with Scotland standing out

With more data now in from the key spring barley growing area in Scotland, the 2020 average treated yield of control varieties from 14 AHDB Recommended List (RL) spring barley trials is 7.94 tonnes/hectare,...

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