The loss of potato desiccant diquat, sprout suppressant chlorpropham (CIPC) combined with soil damage from last year has meant that some growers are facing added growing costs of £100/hectare in 2020....
The loss of potato desiccant diquat, sprout suppressant chlorpropham (CIPC) combined with soil damage from last year has meant that some growers are facing added growing costs of £100/hectare in 2020....
It also revealed that 88% of farmers are aware of biostimulants but only 44% have tried them as a tool to boost yields
Drilling is well underway across the UK and we catch up each week with growers in the field, to find out how progress is coming along
Simon Nelson advises farmers on a wide range of arable and forage crops across Cumbria, north Lancashire and into south west Scotland