Farmers gather to celebrate yield achievements achieved 'against the odds'

Yield Enhancement Network Conference puts crop nutrition top of the arable agenda

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The quest for nutritional excellence was the theme of this year’s Yield Enhancement Network (YEN) conference
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The quest for nutritional excellence was the theme of this year’s Yield Enhancement Network (YEN) conference

More than 150 arable and pulse growers came together at this year's Yield Enhancement Network (YEN) Conference to review 2024 and celebrate great yields achieved ‘against the odds'. The quest for nutritional...

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