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1: Comparing concentrate inputs for spring calving milk production systems http://t.co/Ky4WgAWpl5
2: RT @Husbandry_Man: When I was a student N fixation in wheat was "about 20 years away" 26 years on and it's still about "20 years away".
3: Bean genome leads to insight into N fixation http://t.co/ly8z4BAXdl
4: Safeguarding the crop protection toolbox http://t.co/DxnhdGCDph
5: Climate Change - implications for agriculture http://t.co/b81bWBLBhc
6: Surplus N dressings stimulate soil microbes to produce more nitrous oxide http://t.co/Sm9I0ctfDO
7: Refuelling the countryside http://t.co/uQYF59ZoJ6
8: Research improving the efficiency of photosynthesis http://t.co/wa397yD7pB
9: Livestock gut microbes contributing to GHG emissions http://t.co/mGpZCJlc0X
10: RT @RuSource Daily is out! http://t.co/tws0Gkl7HJ Stories via @BSAS_org @blackgull @bcualisterscott

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