Who's worried about the lack of rain?

Bury the Trash

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Mixed Farmer

Mark C

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Location
Bedfordshire
The last thing crops need now is a dull , overcast and wet June, remember 2012?? No rain in may last year and crops yielded better than expected, This year we have had plenty of rain in May, not getting concerned yet! When the grass needs mowing less than once a week it's starting to get s little dry.
 

B'o'B

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Arable Farmer
Location
Rutland
The last thing crops need now is a dull , overcast and wet June, remember 2012?? No rain in may last year and crops yielded better than expected, This year we have had plenty of rain in May, not getting concerned yet! When the grass needs mowing less than once a week it's starting to get s little dry.
We have already had more sunshine hours in June this year than we got in June 2012!
 
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EddieB

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Arable Farmer
Location
Staffs
June 2016 was really dull in Staffs. Winter barley yields were absolutely appalling due to lack of sun and OSR not much better.

2012 we got monster yields despite it being the wettest summer that I can remember.
 

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quote: “Red Tractor has confirmed it is dropping plans to launch its green farming assurance standard in April“

read the TFF thread here: https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/gfc-was-to-go-ahead-now-not-going-ahead.405234/
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