Farmers Guardian Podcast: The Harvest Diaries - "Harvest time should be a time to reflect"

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Three farmers share their experience of Harvest 2024
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Three farmers share their experience of Harvest 2024

Harvest 2024 has arrived and after suffering pests, persistent storms and setbacks, three farmers share their experience with Farmers Guardian.

There can be no doubt that the 2023/2024 season has been one of the most challenging for UK farmers.

READ NOW: High temperatures taking their toll on late-drilled crops

However, for some more than three weeks favourable weather has gone some way to calming the fears many felt following the wet spring - the sixth wettest on record - and the rise in pests such as Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle and diseases including Black Grass and Septoria.

Listen to farmers Phil Rowbottam, Steve Lear and Alan Steven as they share their thoughts on this year's harvest.

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