Top agronomy tips for spring weed control on-farm this season

As the spring spraying window approaches, we gather some agronomy top tips to manage weeds this season

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Top agronomy tips for spring weed control on-farm this season

As we head towards the spraying season, the first step is to assess last autumns pre- and post-emergence chemistry to see how well it performed, says Alex Green, agronomist at Procam. "In cases where...

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