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Colin Peters in an oil seed rape field

Winter oilseed rape variety choice tour - flowering time

In this new video, NIAB Break Crop Specialist Colin Peters talks through a selection of AHDB recommended and candidate winter oilseed rape varieties growing in our trial near Duxford in Cambridgeshire.
1 Jun 2021
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