Harvest 23: Slow progress being made across the country

After a slow and frustrating start to harvest, Farmers Guardian finds out how crops are faring from three growers across the UK.

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Harvest at Freya Morgan's in Bedfordshire
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Harvest at Freya Morgan's in Bedfordshire

Like many growers across the UK, this harvest has been a stop start affair, with an emphasis on the ‘stop' for Shropshire farmer, Adrian Joynt. As manager of the 1,295 hectare Apley Estate in Shropshire,...

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