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Is rotational thinking key to managing take-all risk?

As more growers integrate Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) actions into arable rotations, there is increasingly a need to consider unintended agronomic consequences

Ashleigh Ellwood
Head of Arable
clock 鈥� 6 min read
Is rotational thinking key to managing take-all risk?

Rotations have long been the foundation of managing weeds, pests and diseases such as take-all. However, some Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) options could complicate that picture. While designed...

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