Harvest Diaries: Quality holds as drought trims cereal yields

The heatwave has brought some early barley combining but how are crops fairing in this heat?

Ashleigh Ellwood
Head of Arable
clock • 7 min read
Harvest Diaries: Quality holds as drought trims cereal yields

Farming 650 hectares in Northamptonshire, farm manager Josh Dines finished combining PI Pinnacle OSR last week, with yields averaging 1.6 tonnes per hectare. He is currently partway through their 325ha...

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