I write this with mixed emotions. On one hand I am intensely grateful that we finished combining about 9 days ago and that our crops are in the barn and in no danger of flooding. On the other, I feel almost guilty at our good fortune while others around the country are suffering severe problems - both emotional and financial.
What can I do? Not a lot really, except to express my deepest sympathy and hope for better weather soon. As it happens I need it too - to get next years rape drilled. The optimum time for drilling is slipping away and it won't be long until it will be too late for viable establishment before the winter. With expensive seed and fertiliser paid for and sitting in the shed I can foresee the possibility of losses stretching to next year at this time.
That said, we are, of course, better off than many. But these are worrying times.