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SLIMERS slug control scheme seeks new trial farms

Growers urged to sign-up to beat Britain's biggest pest

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SLIMERS aims to take on Britain's biggest pests
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SLIMERS aims to take on Britain's biggest pests

One year on from the launch of a project to find solutions to UK agriculture's £45m slug control problem, farmers are being invited to sign up for trials to take the research to the next level. A 'remarkable'...

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