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Crop Walk with Simon Nelson 鈥� Welcome rain will see conditions 'explode'

Simon Nelson advises farmers on a wide range of arable and forage crops across Cumbria, north Lancashire and into south-west Scotland

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Crop Walk with Simon Nelson 鈥� Welcome rain will see conditions 'explode'

Maize drilling under film is now well underway after several weeks of fine weather. With just 12mm of rain in the past month, seedbeds worked down well, which is very good news given last year's weather...

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