Why OSR growers are keen despite high-cost climate

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Despite very dry weather at oilseed rape drilling time, growers are upbeat about the crop's prospects for this season. Louise Impey reports.Oilseed rape growers are optimistic about the crop's on-farm performance, despite the higher growing costs and market volatility caused by recent world events.Research carried out by Farmers Weekly in conjunction with agrochemical and seed group Corteva for the third successive year shows confidence in the success of oilseed rape crops is increasing, with 84% of respondents expecting good results from crops drilled this summer and into early autumn.