Growers preparing to drill oilseed rape after one of the earliest harvests on record are being urged to wait for meaningful rainfall before sowing, rather than working to a calendar date. Florentina Petrescu, oilseed rape product manager for Limagrain UK Field Seeds, says hot, dry summer conditions have left soils critically short of the moisture needed for reliable establishment. “There needs to be a decent amount of rain to restore moisture le…
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