Reduced tillage potato planting: Shropshire grower trials AVR Ceres 450 Combi system

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Reduced tillage potato planting: Shropshire grower trials AVR Ceres 450 Combi system

JRO Griffiths, a large potato growing enterprise near Shrewsbury, Shropshire, is using the AVR Ceres 450 Combi four-row potato planter to reduce the cultivations needed ahead of planting. Potatoes are...

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