Grower shares his tips to increase OSR profits

Making changes and adapting how oilseed rape is established means the crop remains a valuable part of the rotation for one grower, despite the challenges of drought and cabbage stem flea beetle

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Grower shares his tips to increase OSR profits

For Charles Parkinson of HE Parkinson, who farms 800 hectares of combinable cropping just outside of Stamford, Lincolnshire, drought has been one of the major challenges facing oilseed rape on his light...

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