IN BRIEF
21 June 2002
IN BRIEF
• USE a lab to find the most cost-effective way of storing farm-saved seed and malting barley, urges the NFU which offered a free test by Berks-based The Laboratory Company at Cereals 2002. "We assess its long-term storage potential by measuring viability and vigour, taking into account grain moisture and store temperature," says the firms Ken Shearing.
• RESULTS of the first comprehensive survey of how pesticides are applied on more than 800 farms will be announced by the Crop Protection Association at Sprays & Sprayers next week. *
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