rainfall

"The joy, fun and satisfaction of farming is disappearing"

AHDB’s latest Planting and Variety Survey shows ‘dramatic decline’ despite a modest rise in barley and oats

Let's start with the record-breaking news, although I'm not sure that knowing that February had the highest rainfall in 250 years is the sort of record we want to be hearing about

High rainfall and saturated fields mean the timing of slurry application and first-cut silage will be a challenge for many grassland farmers this year

With heavy rainfall creating challenging potato harvest conditions, lifting and cleaning crop still in the field with minimal damage is becoming increasingly difficult

Winter wheat drilling is well underway but progress across the UK is mixed and is being heavily influenced by the weather and previous cropping

Waterlogged grazing is rarely due to the soil type, but is more aligned with management style according to independent adviser Niels Corfield

As the nationwide rainfall continues to halt combining, growers are nervous about the lack of dry weather predicted in the forecast, however, hope still remains for crop quality