Growers could soon have more premium spring options to choose from, as UK researchers look to develop crops such as haricot beans and naked barley to satisfy the rising interest in spring crops. This spring interest is reflected in the latest HGCA grower survey figures, which show winter wheat and oilseed rape sowings are down by 5% and 4%, respectively, on last season. That comes as no surprise to David McNaughton of Soya UK, who as a seed supplier of […]
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