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OPINION: From flood to drought: Is this normal farming now?

With challenging swings in weather, Farmers Guardian head of arable Ash Ellwood, ponders what a 'normal' season looks like, and if there is such a thing?

Ashleigh Ellwood
Head of Arable
clock • 1 min read
OPINION: From flood to drought: Is this normal farming now?

One minute we were wondering if we'd ever see a drill move again, the next we're walking crops with dust kicking up behind us. That seems to be modern arable farming in the UK now. Either too wet, too...

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