How prices influenced fertiliser use in 2022

As fertiliser prices hit record highs last year, many farmers were forced to rethink their crop nutrition programmes.

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How prices influenced fertiliser use in 2022

Overall application rates of total nitrogen decreased on winter wheat, winter barley, spring barley, oilseed rape and sugar beet, and the average 170kg/hectare recorded for winter wheat was the lowest...

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