harvest

Watch: harvesting the crop we followed all year

The latest installment of Yield Watch catches up with Isaac and George as they harvest the crop we have been following all year.

NEWS 14 August 2026

Watch: harvesting the crop we followed all year

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Weekend weather: mainly dry with limited showers

Weekend weather: mainly dry with limited showers

NEWS 14 August 2026

Tillage Podcast: harvest, oats, oilseed rape and the straw budget

Tillage Podcast: harvest, oats, oilseed rape and the straw budget

NEWS 13 August 2026

Potato yields set to drop as ongoing drought forces farmers to irrigate

Potato yields set to drop as ongoing drought forces farmers to irrigate

Potato yields set to drop as ongoing drought forces farmers to irrigate

NEWS 13 August 2026

Where does the Straw Incorporation Measure budget stand?

Where does the Straw Incorporation Measure budget stand?

Where does the Straw Incorporation Measure budget stand?

NEWS 12 August 2026

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One wheat variety was my 2026 harvest star - another a 'bloody disgrace'

One wheat variety was my 2026 harvest star - another a 'bloody disgrace'

Gerald Potterton is happy with this year's wheat harvest, while his five-year average yield remains the same at 4t/acre.

FARMER WRITES 7 August 2026

Home Farm: the ground is too hard to plough

Home Farm: the ground is too hard to plough

Oilseed rape is the crop that over the last 20 years has seen by far the greater genetic progress in terms of yield.

VIEWPOINTS 7 August 2026

Harvest in full gear for spring barley

Harvest in full gear for spring barley

The spring barley harvest has been in full gear over the last few days, and the beans harvest is under way in many counties.

NEWS 7 August 2026

Tillage management: harvesting, planting and early beans

Tillage management: harvesting, planting and early beans

Tillage farmers are busy harvesting crops and preparing to plant cover crops and oilseed rape on farms.

HUSBANDRY 7 August 2026

Yield Watch: wheat harvested and differences clear on the weighbridge

Yield Watch: wheat harvested and differences clear on the weighbridge

The crop of winter wheat we have been following all year as part of the Yield Watch series has been harvested.

CROPS 7 August 2026

Share your views: what are hay and straw costing in your area?

Share your views: what are hay and straw costing in your area?

We want to hear what farmers are paying and receiving for hay and straw across the country.

NEWS 7 August 2026

Watch: a day in a processing plant during harvest

Watch: a day in a processing plant during harvest

With yields back for malting barley, John Dalton from Dalton’s Chancellors Mills takes us through its purpose-built grain processing plant in Athy.

CROPS 7 August 2026

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