Harvest 24: all eyes on wheat as barley and OSR spark hope

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Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
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OSR has proved a winner for one farmer
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OSR has proved a winner for one farmer

With early harvesting providing better than expected yields for some, eyes are now turning to what is left in the ground prompting fears a lack of sun could yet prove problematic. Ed Horton, a regenerative...

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