Robert Drysdale© Angus Findlay
When I went on holiday in early July it looked as if harvest was going to be very early, but a change to cooler and more unsettled conditions slowed things up, with the combine getting into winter barley on 27 July – only a week earlier than last year. With showers all around, we were extremely lucky to miss most of them and the barley came off at between 14.5 and 19% moisture, meaning an easy time for the grain […]