winter barley

With many growers still waiting for dry weather, concerns about the resulting quality of the crops are increasing

Alex and Joanna Wilcox live and farm with their three sons at Hill Farm near Downham Market on the Norfolk County Council Stow Estate. Covering 240 hectares of Fen silty clay loam, they grow winter milling wheat, winter feed barley, spring malting barley, spring beans and sugar beet.

Although recent rainfall has forced intermittent harvesting, we heard from growers around the country who remain positive about grain quality and yield

Winter barley leads the charge as farmers battle wet weather following scorching June

Ben Boothman is an independent agronomist and member of the Arable Advisor Group and the Association of Independent Crop Consultants (AICC), covering Yorkshire and the North East. He is BASIS, FACTS and BETA qualified and studied for a degree in agriculture and crop management at Harper Adams University.