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Phil Warham has been an agronomist with Agrovista for six years. He gained a degree in Land and Farm Management at Harper Adams and managed farms for several years afterwards. He now advises on combinable crops, cereals, maize and vining peas in Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and into Leicestershire. Key interests include direct drilling and soil health, as well as making farms profitable. In his spare time he is a keen runner, cyclist and horseman.

As UK growers continue to focus on harvest, global factors provided limited support for the domestic market

Offering a peak power output of 778hp and a rated power of 715hp, the Quadtrac 715 claims the position as the largest tractor ever manufactured by Case IH

A move to biological seed treatments has helped one Borders grower move away from chemical alternatives in a bid to help secure long-term business sustainability and improve soil health

A host of grass-weeds are becoming an increasing issue in the north of England and Scotland. ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian finds out what lessons can be learned from the battles fought in parts of the country managing resistant grass-weeds for decades.

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