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Maize: how long dare you wait for harvest?

It has certainly been a challenging maize growing season for many farmers around the UK, and now growers will be facing tricky decisions over when best to harvest the crop

Katie Jones
Editor, 草榴社区 Guardian and Dairy Farmer
clock 鈥� 5 min read
Maize cobs not yet fully matured.
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Maize cobs not yet fully matured.

A lack of summer sunshine and lower heat units this year means that maize in some parts of the UK, particularly the west, is not yet fully matured, and as a result the timing of harvest, clamping and eventual...

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