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  • The PGRO Bean Yield Challenge looks towards growing a 10 tonne field bean crop by 2020 and is open to any UK-based grower of a commercial UK-grown spring or winter bean crop and will run until crop 2020 or until the first 10t/ha crop is validated - whichever is the sooner. There is a prize trophy annually for the highest verified yield for each crop year and the first grower to achieve a verified yiel......

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Russell Corfield @peamanruss Jul 19
As fast as AGL pod squad harvest the peas the haulm is being baled and wrapped for the cows for winter feed. #peas… https://t.co/de1nJfRkLg
Sean Sparling ARAgS @sasagronomy Jul 19
Spring beans showing a pattern. Bruchid larvae seem to be infrequent & in bottom pods only. 5 pods off one plant sh… https://t.co/b00dIZTz88
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