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Podcast: The Tillage Edge
Episode: Brian Caldbeck, a Laois man living in the US, has concerns about the US crops
Description: The wet and cold spring in Ireland was mirrored in the US according to Brian Caldbeck, a Laois man, who is farming and running a seeds business in Kentucky, USA, and joins Michael on this week’s Tillage Edge podcast.   Brian says the late planting into poor seedbed conditions will result in small roots which leave crops more exposed to drought and heat stresses. Although the risks are greater it all comes down to the weather in July. Brian also chats about the US farm insurance schemes which most farmers participate in and...