Report from the UK on the drought and blackgrass control

The Tillage Edge by Teagasc

Jun 4, 202628:10Government & Organizations

Dubliner Andy Mahon, who is farm manager of the Bromborough Estate in Northamptonshire, UK, discusses crop conditions, how the business is coping with the difficult weather, grass-weed pressure and recent changes to farm...

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