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OPINION: If water is a key limiting factor to future yield, is UK arable farming ready?

Ashleigh Ellwood
Head of Arable
clock • 2 min read
OPINION: If water is a key limiting factor to future yield, is UK arable farming ready?

Water is an input that is totally beyond our control. Growers can choose how they farm the land, select for specific variety traits, nutrition programmes and invest in the latest technology, but when the...

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