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• South-western maize harvest set to be 'wrapped up' this week

  Given a clear run, maize harvesting, including tomorrow's MGA/ADAS grain maize demonstration event, should be complete by the end of the week on the land Troy Stuart farms in Devon. About a third of the crop around Clyst St Mary, Exeter, cut at 30... Posted Nov 14 2007, 11:17 AM by flutefriend with | with no comments Filed under: Harvest, maize, crimping

• Bean harvest delayed in Scotland

  Two-thirds of the way through combining the 34ha (84 acres) of Fuego spring beans at Leckerstone Farm, Dunfermline, John Hutcheson is anticipating some late nights tending his batch drier. "We're three weeks later harvesting them this year,"... Posted Oct 05 2007, 05:25 PM by flutefriend with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Drilling, Harvest, Wheat, ploughing, min-till, Beans, combining, drying

• Fly-by-night's torch job hampers fieldwork

  While Nigel Horne’s autumn drilling programme is well under way at Catmore Farm, West Ilsley, Berks, his harvest has only just finished – thanks to an unwelcome night-time visitor several weeks ago. “It was very frustrating,” he said having for several... Posted Sep 27 2007, 11:05 PM by flutefriend with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Drilling, Harvest