Sunny skies raise disease fears ahead of T1 spraying

Farmers warned to be wary of net blotch and brown rust

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Drilling underway as March sunshine hits new high
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Drilling underway as March sunshine hits new high

England has experienced its sunniest March since records began in 1910, with many individual counties also topping their sunshine duration records, the Met Office has announced. It was also the UK's third...

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