Harvest is edging ever closer and, with some much more favourable weather, things are generally looking good.

Wheat is just coming into ear and winter barley is filling its grains well. There is some blackgrass around but it is not too bad (apart from a few patches), you may have seen wheat fields turn brown recently due to the high levels around!

It is really pleasing to see our crops looking well considering our system, which involved no cultivation and zero till drilling, they look just as good if not better than crops that have had much more spent on them with operations such as ploughing and subsoiling. 

The next step is to start planning for harvest. There is many things to go through from machinery maintenance, healthy and safety, checking field gateways are wide enough to fit the combine through etc.

I do not think harvest will start particularly early this year compared to the last couple of years, which is no bad thing.

I hope everyone is well and enjoying the weather and easing of lockdown!

Stay safe and well

Adam