Harvest 2023: Positive start despite catchy weather

Although recent rainfall has forced intermittent harvesting, we heard from growers around the country who remain positive about grain quality and yield

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Cambridge Farming just outside Cambridge, James Peck started combining on July 6 and is just scratching the surface of his 1,100 hectares of Belfry winter barley and 538ha of Ambassador oilseed rape....

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