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Harvest concerns sparked by heavy rainfall

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

Ashleigh Ellwood
Head of Arable
clock • 3 min read
Harvest concerns sparked by heavy rainfall

With over 1000 hectares of winter crops to harvest in Norfolk, contract farmer Kit Papworth is becoming increasingly worried about his harvest progress. He says: "[Harvest] is incredibly frustrating...

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