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Maize: how long dare you wait for harvest?

It has certainly been a challenging maize growing season for many farmers around the UK, and now growers will be facing tricky decisions over when best to harvest the crop

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Maize cobs not yet fully matured.
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Maize cobs not yet fully matured.

A lack of summer sunshine and lower heat units this year means that maize in some parts of the UK, particularly the west, is not yet fully matured, and as a result the timing of harvest, clamping and eventual...

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