Cereals News

The weather upset many cropping plans in 2023/24, with growers understandably keen to get back on track this autumn. However, as farm support shifts further towards crop-specific measures within the SFI, now is an ideal time to review rotation planning, Hutchinsons experts advise.

Warm and dry weather has supported harvest progress over the past fortnight and helped the progression of wheat, spring barley and spring oat crops towards harvest, the latest harvest progress report for 2024 confirms. 

Harvest is on hold at the farm after organised criminals broke into a locked grain shed to steal the loader, bypassing security measures.

A project that brings trials of precision-bred cereal crops onto commercial farms in Europe is now underway, researchers confirm.

Richard Langton said contractors came in without prior warning and dug two holes in the field, despite being asked to wait until the spring barley had been harvested.

Analysis of over 800 of this year’s first cut silage samples shows a huge difference in the quality of silages harvested early (March, April and May) and those harvested later (June onwards), said feed supplier ForFarmers. 

Two farms share their experience of harvesting after record-breaking rainfall this year, with one moving from wheat to beans, and another putting a field into regen ag.

Agricultural insurer, Acres Insurance Brokers, is warning farmers to check their staff’s operator licences when running farm machinery during the harvest period. 

Police are appealing for information in regards to £2,000 of damage that was done to crops on a field in East Dorset. 

Harvest conditions have improved considerably in the past week following a catchy start, AHDB said in the recently published first harvest progress report for 2024. 

A Cambridgeshire farmer and CEO of the Nature Friendly Farming Network (NFFN) explained how the environment-friendly practices help him boost yields. 

With UK wheat drillings having been reduced considerably by the wet autumn and spring, quality wheat straw for bedding will be at a premium, Harvest Tec experts predict.