He’s combined nearly 30ha (70 acres) of Fanfare yielding 6.8 t/ha (2.5 t/acre) from the combine, which he considers average.

“Its not going too badly – we’re quite pleased the way it’s going.”

When talking about nitrogen content he said “fingers crossed and hope for the best is all we can do”.

As with most farmers at the moment he said “prices aren’t particularly brilliant,

“But all our barley is on contract which helps a little bit.”

Mr Abram still has almost 30ha (70 acres) still to harvest before he starts his sugar beet later on in the season.