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How to reduce weed threat in autumn-sown cereals

Growers are advised to use the weeks between harvest and drilling to drive down grass-weed numbers as high populations can rob yield from wheat and other cereals

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How to reduce weed threat in autumn-sown cereals

For those with an early harvest, there are lots of opportunities to control weeds before drilling begins. "It is easier to control weeds when there is no crop in the ground, so the next couple of months...

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