While many growers are now finished, there is still a lot of harvesting to be done in some of the later areas of counties and especially towards the midlands, west, northwest and northern counties.
The weather has had an impact on crop quality, and yields from later-planted crops seem to be lower than those reported a few weeks ago.
But we must still be into the last 10% of harvest at this point.
Broken weather
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Broken weather continues to disrupt harvesting but it is even more difficult for straw baling. Anyone with grain still to cut and either rape or a catch crop to plant should seriously consider chopping to get the next job done in time.
The forecast does not seem settled enough to take a chance on the timely sowing of the next crop.
Harvesting of winter and early sown beans has begun with some very promising yield reports, but not enough to get a good handle on yield yet.
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Title: Harvest progress: still a lot to be done
While many growers are now finished, there is still a lot of harvesting to be done in some of the later areas of counties and especially towards the midlands, west, northwest and northern counties.
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The weather has had an impact on crop quality, and yields from later-planted crops seem to be lower than those reported a few weeks ago.
But we must still be into the last 10% of harvest at this point.
Broken weather
Broken weather continues to disrupt harvesting but it is even more difficult for straw baling. Anyone with grain still to cut and either rape or a catch crop to plant should seriously consider chopping to get the next job done in time.
The forecast does not seem settled enough to take a chance on the timely sowing of the next crop.
Harvesting of winter and early sown beans has begun with some very promising yield reports, but not enough to get a good handle on yield yet.
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