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Foliar fertiliser helps cut nitrogen usage in half

With rising fertiliser costs looking set to remain, a dairy farmer from West Wales has successfully halved his nitrogen use

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Carmarthenshire dairy farmer James Hughes has cut nitrogen usage over 50 per cent in four years without compromising on grass growth. Two key factors have enabled him to do so - firstly, the courage to...

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