Norfolk Pearl better than last year
Stephen Betts at Thornham Farms in Norfolk was pleased with the winter barley harvest and was waiting to finish oilseed rape.
About 80ha of Pearl winter barley had yielded 6.9t/ha which he was pleased with, and it was all under 1.6% nitrogen.
He claimed the barley results to be better than last year, however complained of the lower prices this year.
- Crop/Variety: Pearl winter barley
- Area: 80ha
- Yield: 6.9t/ha
- Quality: under 1.6%