John Hutcheson was on combining yesterday (12 August) at Leckerstone Farm, Dunfermline, Fife, before getting rained off mid-afternoon.

He was about 80% through his Sequel winter barley, with 36ha (90 acres) left to cut. It was coming in at 17-20% moisture and yielding better than average at 9-10t/ha (3.6-4t/acre).

The 144ha (355 acres) of oilseed rape had been dessicated for three weeks, and Mr Hutcheson hoped to get into that straight after the winter barley. “The rape looks very mixed and the weather may affect it if it continues for too much longer.”

However, the 485ha (1200 acres) of wheat looked well. That would be followed by Optic spring barley, Firth spring oats and Fuego spring beans.

Crop: Winter barley
Variety: Sequel
Area: 123ha (303 acres)
Yield: 9-10t/ha (3.6-4t/acre)

Crop: Oilseed rape
Varieties: Catana, Mendel and Bravour
Area: 144ha (355 acres)

Crop: Winter wheat
Varieties: Alchemy, Robigus and Monty
Area: 485ha (1200 acres)

Crop: Spring barley
Variety: Optic
Area: 75ha (185 acres)

Crop: Spring oats
Variety: Firth
Area: 83ha (204 acres)

Crop: Spring beans
Variety: Fuego
Area: 45ha (110 acres)