Simon Nelson advises farmers on a wide range of arable and forage crops across Cumbria, north Lancashire and into south west Scotland. He has worked for Agrovista for 23 years.
The second half of June always seems to be a particularly chaotic time for us, with Lincolnshire Show (our local show), second cut silage and multiple Arla deadlines all seeming to come together.
Show chat is usually a good barometer of how the farming community is feeling at any given time, and it was great to get out and speak to visitors to the Great Yorkshire Show last week.
After starting my last article with ‘well the sun is finally shining’, this time I’ll begin by saying ‘hurrah it has finally rained! Farmers and the weather, eh?!