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Top tips to grow sunflower as an alternative spring crop

With climate change and increasing temperatures , there comes an increasing opportunity to grow sunflowers in the UK.

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Top tips to grow sunflower as an alternative spring crop

With climate change and increasing temperatures, there is an increasing opportunity to grow sunflowers in the UK. The demand for grain sunflowers could support a potential area of 40,000 hectares in...

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