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Get up to 1t/ha extra OSR yield with clover companion crop Curve Overlay
06/11/2015

Get up to 1t/ha extra OSR yield with clover companion crop

Drilling a clover companion crop into oilseed rape helps promote better rooting, resulting in crops that deliver up to 1t/ha extra yield and are more tolerant of dry springs.

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Spud Special: Thoughts turn to grading export seed Curve Overlay
02/11/2015

Spud Special: Thoughts turn to grading export seed

A settled October has allowed growers to clear seed crops in good time. Ware growers are still harvesting – crops have been slow to skin set, which has added to the delays in lifting after the late growing season.

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Patience with seedbed preparation and timely pre-em sprays are vital strategies with late-sown winter wheat, advises our Norfolk-based agronomist. Curve Overlay
30/10/2015

Patience with seedbed preparation and timely pre-em sprays are vital strategies with late-sown winter wheat, advises our Norfolk-based agronomist.

Most growers have some wheat left to drill and, with care, excellent crops can still be achieved, Says Agrovista’s Craig Green, who points out that many are delaying operations on land affected by difficult black-grass.  Others have fields to sow following maize or sugar beet.

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Joe Parry wins Agricultural Student of The Year Curve Overlay
23/10/2015

Joe Parry wins Agricultural Student of The Year

Joe Parry, who has just graduated from Harper Adams University, was last night named Agricultural Student of the year at the British Farming Awards.

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High quality of coir growing bags essential for strawberry production Curve Overlay
22/10/2015

High quality of coir growing bags essential for strawberry production

The switch from soil grown crops to growing in coir substrate has been a feature of the last decade for UK strawberry growers, and many can reflect on what they are looking for now that they have years of experience with the product.

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Embrace change to boost profits, urges Farm & Rural Business Event Curve Overlay
20/10/2015

Embrace change to boost profits, urges Farm & Rural Business Event

Farmers must embrace change and look at innovative ways to boost profits, according to supporters of the Farm & Rural Business Event.

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Agrovista joins Euro-a-pro Curve Overlay
19/10/2015

Agrovista joins Euro-a-pro

Britain’s third largest spray distributor Agrovista has joined the Euro-a-pro joint venture

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Agronomy services and products supplier Agrovista UK has joined Curve Overlay
16/10/2015

Agronomy services and products supplier Agrovista UK has joined

Agronomy services and products supplier Agrovista UK has joined the Euro-A-Pro organisation as a new partner. 

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Reflecting on this year’s harvest Curve Overlay
15/10/2015

Reflecting on this year’s harvest

One of the nicest problems in the region this harvest has been finding enough room to store grain, and if it wasn’t for the depressing commodity prices, it would have been one of the best harvest in decades. 

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