Entry,Start Date (dd),Date Start (m),Date start (yyyy),Season start,Date end (dd),Date end (m),Date end (yyyy),Season end,Text,Reference,Country,NUTS1,NUTS2,NUTS3,Location,DPSIR,Media type,Sector,Farm Typology,Farm typology sub-category,,
2210,,,2017,Autumn,,,2017,Autumn,"Despite wet weather since the end of December, the South East had a dry end to the autumn, with rainfall much lower than average. ","""South East faces threat of summer drought"" Farmers Weekly, 12 January 2018, vol 168 (20) p10.",England,UKJ,,,,PS,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2211,,,2016,Winter,,,2016,Winter,"The same region also received low rainfall last winter, leaving some groundwater supplies and reservoirs low at the end of 2017","""South East faces threat of summer drought"" Farmers Weekly, 12 January 2018, vol 168 (20) p10.",England,UKJ,,,,PS,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2212,,12,2016,Winter,,12,2016,Winter,A very dry back end in 2016 impacted heavily on our sheep enterprise leading to a shortage of fodder and having to take keep where we could find it.,"""Sugar beet the saviour of 2017"" Farmers Weekly, 12 Jan 2018, vol 168 (20), p 46-47.",England,UKH,"UKH1, UKH2, UKH3","UKH12, UKH23, UKH33",Herts/Cambs/Essex borders,PIR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Sheep,,
2213,,3,2017,Spring,,5,2017,Spring,A dry period from March to May was another blow on our chalk soils in what is already a very dry corner of England,"""Sugar beet the saviour of 2017"" Farmers Weekly, 12 Jan 2018, vol 168 (20), p 46-47.",England,UKH,"UKH1, UKH2, UKH3","UKH12, UKH23, UKH33",Herts/Cambs/Essex borders,PS,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Sugar beet,,
2214,,,2017,Spring,,,2017,Spring,In the challenging year of 2017 the variety performed well when wheat crops rushed through their growth stage in a dry spring and then were hit by heavy summer rainfall,"""High-yielding wheat set to see market share jump"" Farmers Weekly, 19 Jan 2018, vol 168 (21), p 48.",England,,,,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2215,,,,,,,,Summer,One light land Berkshire farm used to suffer from drought in the early summer as its sandy land dried up and literally blew away.,"""Compost pushes up wheat harvest on a light land farm"" Farmers Weekly, 2 Mar 2018, vol 168 (27) p 50-51.",Wales,UKL,,,,PSI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2216,,,,,,,,Summer,The soils in his arable rotation had become overworked and hard to cultivate and he remembers watching them blowing away and drift across the farm driveway in dry years.,"""Compost pushes up wheat harvest on a light land farm"" Farmers Weekly, 2 Mar 2018, vol 168 (27) p 50-51.",Wales,UKL,,,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2217,,,2017,Spring,,,2017,Spring,"The big test for the new compost and cattle strategy came with the very dry spring in 2017. Mr Willis thinks yields were down by about 10% due to the dry weather, whereas 20 years ago he remember seeing total spring crop failures.","""Compost pushes up wheat harvest on a light land farm"" Farmers Weekly, 2 Mar 2018, vol 168 (27) p 50-51.",Wales,UKL,,,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2218,9,3,2018,Winter,9,3,2018,Winter,"However, patience seems to have paid off this year, as we are currently enjoying a prolonged spell of dry, cold weather, with even some wind to dry straw that has been lying in fields since last harvest","""Price for milling oats barely covers costs"" Farmers Weekly, 9 Mar 2018, vol 168 (28) p 64.",UK,,,,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oat,,
2219,9,3,2018,Winter,9,3,2018,Winter,"Everyone seems to be turning straw and social media is full of dirty tractors, straw shakers and round balers - and even some smiling farmers. It's amazing how a little bright dry weather can lift moods.","""Price for milling oats barely covers costs"" Farmers Weekly, 9 Mar 2018, vol 168 (28) p 64.",UK,,,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oat,,
2220,,,2017,Spring,,,2017,Spring,"""Last spring was cool and dry and there was some yellow mst bubbling about. The dry spell was likely to break and result in high disease pressure"", he says.","""Two farmers lift wheat yields by using new SDHI fungicide"" Farmers Weekly, 9 Mar 2018, vol 168 (28) p 52,54-55.",England,UKJ,UKJ1,UKJ14,Great Tew Estate,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2221,,,2017,Spring,,,2017,Spring,It was dry for so long and if it started to rain we would see very high pressure.,"""Two farmers lift wheat yields by using new SDHI fungicide"" Farmers Weekly, 9 Mar 2018, vol 168 (28) p 52,54-55.",England,UKJ,UKJ1,UKJ14,Great Tew Estate,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2222,,,2017,Spring,,,2017,Spring,"A dry early spring in 2017 saw his winter wheat crops wilting, but they were relatively free of disease until heavy rain in mid-May put them at risk from the wet-loving septoria.","""Better septoria control can raise wheat yields"" Farmers Weekly, 9 Mar 2018, vol 168 (28), p 56-58",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH14,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2223,,,2017,Spring,,,2017,Spring,"From looking a disastrous crop in April due to the dry spring, the crops revived in May and his first wheats yielded 10.5 t/ha across the farm against a five-year average of 9-10 t/ ha","""Better septoria control can raise wheat yields"" Farmers Weekly, 9 Mar 2018, vol 168 (28), p 56-58",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH14,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2224,,,2017,Spring,,,2017,Spring,The crops struggled through the dry spring of 2017 and suffered from a lack of tillering and did not take up enough nitrogen fertiliser,"""Better septoria control can raise wheat yields"" Farmers Weekly, 9 Mar 2018, vol 168 (28), p 56-59",England,UKH,UKH3,UKH33,Chelmsford,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2225,9,3,2018,Winter,9,3,2018,Winter,"Winter oilseed rape crops were just starting to move, earlier-drilled wheats were carrying too much disease for comfort and spring barleys were just starting to go in after the longest dry spell of the winter","""Early nitrogen fertiliser a priority for rapeseed"" Farmers Weekly, 9 Mar 2018, vol 168 (28) p 62-63.",England,UKJ,UKJ1,UKJ14,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2226,,,,,,,,,"Wheat varieties with good septoria resistance and also strong yellow rust resistance, such as Siskin, Zyatt, Crispin and Sundance, could be managed without an SDHI at Tl, especially in a dry spring.","""Wheat growers could save money on early fungicides"" Farmers Weekly, 9 Mar 2018, vol 168 (28), p 45.",England,,,,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2227,,,,Spring/Summer,,,,Spring/Summer,A large root mass creates resilience to potential drought periods during the spring and summer months to come as well as ensuring maximum nutrient use efficiency.,"""Nitrogen Applications - Risky Management vs Risk Management Wood"" Farmers Weekly, 16 March 2018, vol 169 (1) p 27.",UK,,,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2228,,,,,,,,,"Whether it is the drought last spring or the deluge this time round, crops are increasingly facing spells of extreme weather, which can severely hit yields.","""How one grower is helping his crops cope with stress"" Farmers Weekly, 23 Mar 2018, vol 169 (2) p 50.",,,,,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2229,,,,,,,,,"Very dry periods or monsoon-like conditions are stressing crops, affecting uptake of nutrients, reducing photosynthesis and increasing their susceptibility to disease.","""How one grower is helping his crops cope with stress"" Farmers Weekly, 23 Mar 2018, vol 169 (2) p 50.",,,,,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2230,,,2017,,,,2017,,"One crop suffering drought stress gave a yield increase, and the biostimulant helped another overcome herbicide damage resulting from incomplete sprayer washing","""How one grower is helping his crops cope with stress"" Farmers Weekly, 23 Mar 2018, vol 169 (2) p 50.",,UKF,UKF2,UKF22,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,"Winter wheat, spring barley, winter oilseed rape, and spring beans",,
2231,,,,,,,,,"God forbid should there ever be a drought in the northern hemisphere, which is not beyond the realms of possibility with climate change.","LETTER, Farmers Weekly, 13 Apr 2018, vol 169 (5) p 22-23.",UK,,,,,D,,Agriculture,,,,
2232,13,4,2018,Spring,13,4,2018,Spring,"A sigh of relief as the mid-April forecast promises drier, more settled weather.","""Signs of spring herald slow pick up in arable field work"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Apr 2018, vol 169 (5) p 52-54.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH14,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,"Sugarbeet, oilseed rape",,
2233,,,,,,,,,"In the dry conditions of east Essex, the drilling date is determined by soil moisture, usually starting on 20 August and continuing into early September","“Four growers give their tips for rapeseed establishment”. Farmers Weekly, Apr 20, 2018, vol 169(6): p 50-53.",England,UKH,UKH3,UKH33,East Essex,PS,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2234,26,4,2018,Spring,26,4,2018,Spring,We have finally had a decent period of dry weather - probably the first since last August.,"""Pest and disease threat fuels spray mix warning"" Farmers Weekly, 26 Apr 2018, vol 169 (7) p 54-55.",England,UKK,UKK2,UKK23,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
2235,25,5,2018,Spring,25,5,2018,Spring,"Stressed crops are showing increases in mildew activity, particularly on sandy areas where drought kicks in earlier.","""Wild variations in weather bring bolting beans and drought stress"" Farmers Weekly, 25 May 2018, vol 169 (11), p 67,69.",England,UKJ,UKJ4,UKJ42,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
2236,25,5,2018,Spring,25,5,2018,Spring,The recent dry spell we all wished for is now stressing crops that have poor root structure following the winter's wet weather.,"""Wild variations in weather bring bolting beans and drought stress"" Farmers Weekly, 25 May 2018, vol 169 (11), p 67,69.",England,UKK,UKK2,UKK23,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
2237,,8,,Summer,,8,,Summer,"Previously, sugar beet grown on the light land at Little Morton would suffer from a drought period in August, but since applying manure in front of crops, droughts have been largely avoided as the manure helps the soil retain moisture.","""Beef cattle bring benefits to soils"" Farmers Weekly, 1 Jun 2018, vol 169 (12), p 60-61.",England,UKF,UKF1,UKF15,Retford,PIR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Sugarbeet,,
2238,1,6,2018,Spring,1,6,2018,Spring,Dry weather has kept infections nicely confined to the base of most crops so far.,"""Beans and linseed are left facing big pest onslaught"" Farmers Weekly, 1 Jun 2018, vol 169 (12), p 62-63.",England,UKJ,UKJ1,UKJ14,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2239,1,6,2018,Spring,1,6,2018,Spring,"With the weather as dry as it has been, minimising stress in the run-up to flowering is key.","""Beans and linseed are left facing big pest onslaught"" Farmers Weekly, 1 Jun 2018, vol 169 (12), p 62-63.",England,UKJ,UKJ1,UKJ14,,PR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2240,1,6,2018,Spring,1,6,2018,Spring,"A familiar tale of one extreme to the other: we started the year with an awful winter and early spring, but we are now leaving behind an exceedingly hot and dry May","""Beans and linseed are left facing big pest onslaught"" Farmers Weekly, 1 Jun 2018, vol 169 (12), p 62-63.",England,UKD,UKD2,,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2241,8,6,2018,Spring,8,6,2018,Spring,"A May drought seems to be a feature of our weather in recent years and while this has been great for getting up to date with fertiliser and spray applications, after three weeks with no rain, crops are suffering","""Muckspreading proposals need more thought"" Farmers Weekly, 8 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (13), p 58.",Scotland,UKM,UKM5,UKM50,,PIR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,"Barley, wheat and oilseed rape",,
2242,8,6,2018,Spring,8,6,2018,Spring,"With the dry weather set to continue, I am taking the opportunity to keep fungicide and growth regulator rates at the lower end of the scale, making some savings from the dry weather.","""Muckspreading proposals need more thought"" Farmers Weekly, 8 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (13), p 58.",Scotland,UKM,UKM5,UKM50,,PR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,"Barley, wheat and oilseed rape",,
2243,8,6,2018,Spring,8,6,2018,Spring,The warm dry weather of the past four weeks has kept disease at bay in Scotland,"""High levels of loose smut reported in barley crops"" Farmers Weekly, 8 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (13), p 56-57.",Scotland,UKM,UKM2,UKM27,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2244,8,6,2018,Spring,8,6,2018,Spring,"What a difference a month makes - and if it is dry and relatively sunny, it's even more pronounced.","""High levels of loose smut reported in barley crops"" Farmers Weekly, 8 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (13), p 56-57.",Scotland,UKM,UKM6,UKM62,Moray Firth,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2245,,5,2018,Spring,,5,2018,Spring,May proved largely to be a dry month and crops have responded well to some warmer weather,"""Rust pressure remains high in wheat crops"" Farmers Weekly, 15 June 2018, vol: 169 (14), p 70-71,73.",England,UKE,,,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2246,15,6,2018,Spring,15,6,2018,Spring,"More recently, coastal areas have had either sea mists or heavy cloud, so despite the dry conditions a distinct lack of sunshine will not be helping grain filling of either winter barley or oilseed rape crops.","""Rust pressure remains high in wheat crops"" Farmers Weekly, 15 June 2018, vol: 169 (14), p 70-71,73.",England,UKE,,,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2247,15,6,2018,Spring,15,6,2018,Spring,The dry weather in the past few weeks and fungicide timings back on schedule has recovered the disease control situation from the difficulties at the TO and T1 timings.,"""Rust pressure remains high in wheat crops"" Farmers Weekly, 15 June 2018, vol: 169 (14), p 70-71,73.",England,UKE,,,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2248,15,6,2018,Spring,15,6,2018,Spring,"The spring barley crop this year, although late, is looking good where seed-beds were correct and moisture has not been a limiting factor or looking dreadful where seed-beds were poor and it has been too dry.","""Rust pressure remains high in wheat crops"" Farmers Weekly, 15 June 2018, vol: 169 (14), p 70-71,73.",England,UKK,UKK4,UKK43,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Barley,,
2249,,,,,,,,,"Good seed-to-soil contact is important for best results, as it allows moisture to get through the seed coat and give good germination. In dry conditions and on heavy soils, soil aggregate size influences the potential for this.","""Why a good start is key to grow high rapeseed yield"" Farmers Weekly, 15 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (14), p 78,80.",Scotland,UKM,,,,PSI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2250,,,,,,,,,"In dry conditions, seed should be sown as soon as possible after cultivations to minimise soil moisture loss, followed by rolling.","""Why a good start is key to grow high rapeseed yield"" Farmers Weekly, 15 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (14), p 78,80.",Scotland,UKM,,,,PIR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2251,,,,,,,,,"Either way, in dry conditions seed should be sown as soon as possible after cultivations to minimise soil moisture loss and ensure that the seed germinates","""Pros and cons of six techniques for establishing OSR"" Farmers Weekly, 15 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (14) p 88-90.",Scotland,UKM,,,,PIR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2252,,,,,,,,,"Tnere is very little soil moisture loss, a benefit in dry years, and the long stubble left acts as a deterrent to pigeons. Bread-leaved weeds are unlikely to be a problem.","""Pros and cons of six techniques for establishing OSR"" Farmers Weekly, 15 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (14) p 88-90.",UK,,,,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2253,,,,,,,,,"All too often, oilseed rape is emerging in dry conditions, which slows growth and gives pests more time to inflict feeding damage.","""Top tips to tackle key yield-sapping pests in rapeseed"" Farmers Weekly, 15 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (14) p 84-86.",UK,,,,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2254,22,6,2018,Summer,22,6,2018,Summer,Winter barleys are beginning to turn and if the dry weather continues we are in for an early start to harvest,"""Pod sealant may well be needed in variable rapeseed"" Farmers Weekly, 22 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (15), p 62-64.",England,UKK,,,Pearce Seeds ,PR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Barley,,
2255,22,6,2018,Summer,22,6,2018,Summer,With conditions remaining dry crops are accelerating their growth towards harvest.,"""Pod sealant may well be needed in variable rapeseed"" Farmers Weekly, 22 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (15), p 62-64.",England,,,,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2256,,,2017,,,,2017,,"Given the very dry start to the 2017 growing season, soil management and seed-bed production were challenging and resulted in delayed emergence and some patchy establishment - which is where between 12-17% of potential yield was lost.","""Four finalists in sugar beet yield competition revealed"" Farmers Weekly, 22 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (15), p 56.",UK,,,,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Sugarbeet,,
2257,22,6,2018,Summer,22,6,2018,Summer,"What a difference a prolonged spell of dry weather makes to the farm and, indeed, my mood. I don't think I have ever known crops to go through their growth stages so quickly, so we have been very busy trying to keep up.","""Spring crops look well despite later drilling"" Farmers Weekly, 22 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (15), p 66-67.",Northern Ireland,UKN,,,,PIR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2258,22,6,2018,Summer,22,6,2018,Summer,These figures assumed a feed wheat yield of 9.2t/ha but prolonged dry weather is giving rise to serious yield concerns in some parts of the country.,"""Farming must be recognised for the value it delivers"" Farmers Weekly, 22 June 2018, vol: 169 (15), p 3.",UK,,,,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2259,22,6,2018,Summer,22,6,2018,Summer,"There has been little or no significant rainfall across most of northern England and the Scottish Borders, so where able, irrigation has started in good time, not least to enable the soil to get used to taking up water as opposed to it just running off, which is often the case when it is very dry.","""SPUD WATCH: DRY WEATHER REDUCES BLIGHT PRESSURE"" Farmers Weekly, 22 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (15), p 65.",England,"UKC,UKD",,,,PSR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2260,22,6,2018,Summer,22,6,2018,Summer,"As yet, I have not seen any blight, and with the dry weather, I am not getting too excited. However, I am not complacent, just advocating regular applications of cheaper, nonfluazinam-based, products, with the intent of bringing in the ""big guns"" if conditions change","""SPUD WATCH: DRY WEATHER REDUCES BLIGHT PRESSURE"" Farmers Weekly, 22 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (15), p 65.",England,"UKC,UKD",,,,PSI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2261,,5,2018,Spring,,5,2018,Spring,"The past month has seen an absolutely amazing spell of weather, blazing heat and not a drop of rain. Of course these conditions are not at all good for our unirrigated cereal crops or grassland. Drought-ridden Breckland swales have appeared in the majority of the cereals.","""Dry weather reveals crop variability"" Farmers Weekly, 22 Jun 2018, vol: 169, (15), p 66-67.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH13,Thetford,PS,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
2262,22,6,2018,Summer,22,6,2018,Summer,"Thankfully,, the majority of our farmer group visits had finished by the time the worst effects showed up - when the crop dies in the dry swale and stays green in the section with a little bit of moisture left at depth","""Dry weather reveals crop variability"" Farmers Weekly, 22 Jun 2018, vol: 169, (15), p 66-67.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH13,Thetford,SI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
2263,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,"One Essex wheat crop is looking good, despite receiving little rain. However, there is a worry that high temperatures over the past few days may limit the grain-filling process.","""Essex wheat shows promise as drought concerns spread"" Farmers Weekly, 29 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (16) p 58.",England,UKH,UKH3,UKH33,Brentwood,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2264,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,"Farming some of the heaviest clay soils in England, which are likely to be some of the last to run short of moisture, he is concerned as temperatures hit 30C this week","""Essex wheat shows promise as drought concerns spread"" Farmers Weekly, 29 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (16) p 58.",England,UKH,UKH3,UKH33,Brentwood,PS,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2265,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,"Although spring crops are most at risk, every day of hot, dry weather reduces the prospects for the size of the UK wheat crop, expected to be between 14m tonnes and 14.5m tonnes.","""Drought could lead to further grain price rises before harvest"" Farmers Weekly, 29 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (16), p 26-27.",UK,,,,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2266,22,6,2018,Summer,22,6,2018,Summer,"Dry weather and limited grazing put the dampeners on trade at Exeter last week (22 June) as cows and calves topped at 2,570gns, followed by 2,450gns, 2,400gns, 2,300gns and 2,000gns calls.","""Heavy lambs in demand as trade slips back on year"" Farmers Weekly, 29 June 2018, vol: 169 (16) p 150-151.",England,UKK,UKK4,UKK43,Exeter,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Cow,,
2267,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,"And along with brown rust in wheat and lack of moisture in spring barley, it remains a particular concern as we move towards what could be a promising harvest.","""Growers count cost of drought and blackgrass"" Farmers Weekly, 29 June 2018, vol: 169 (16) p 56-57.",England,UKJ,UKJ1,UKJ14,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Barley,,
2268,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,"Fine for fusarium protection, this has left us with the challenge of keeping the many varieties at high risk of brown rust clean at a time we're forecast to get the hot, dry weather the disease loves.","""Growers count cost of drought and blackgrass"" Farmers Weekly, 29 June 2018, vol: 169 (16) p 56-57.",England,UKJ,UKJ1,UKJ14,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Barley,,
2269,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,"No rain worth mentioning for three weeks is leaving winter crops on the gravels looking stressed. However, it hasn't done most of our acreage much harm yet.","""Growers count cost of drought and blackgrass"" Farmers Weekly, 29 June 2018, vol: 169 (16) p 56-57.",England,UKJ,UKJ1,UKJ14,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2270,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,And they're all badly in need of a drink.,"""Growers count cost of drought and blackgrass"" Farmers Weekly, 29 June 2018, vol: 169 (16) p 56-57.",England,UKJ,UKJ1,UKJ14,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Barley,,
2271,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,"This season continues to frustrate. Two weeks ago, 83mm of rain fell in 95 min atei 12 miles away and I took just 0.2mm the same day and only 7mm this month.","""Growers count cost of drought and blackgrass"" Farmers Weekly, 29 June 2018, vol: 169 (16) p 56-57.",England,UKF,UKF3,UKF0,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2272,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,"Growers are desperate for rain and are irrigating beet and cereals in fields with cracks 3in across, while overwetted neighbours gaze guiltily from just over their lush hedges.","""Growers count cost of drought and blackgrass"" Farmers Weekly, 29 June 2018, vol: 169 (16) p 56-57.",England,UKF,UKF3,UKF0,,PR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,"Cereals, beet",,
2273,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,"With only 28mm of rain in May and 6mm in June (at the time of writing) there are many combinable crops now starting to wither away. With a heatwave forecast there are likely to be many more casualties, especially those crops with shallower roots.","""Growers count cost of drought and blackgrass"" Farmers Weekly, 29 June 2018, vol: 169 (16) p 56-57.",England,UKD,UKD2,,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2274,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,Many spring cereals have been under such stress they have skipped tillering with producing offspring as the only goal. Soil texture differences within field are now obvious to spot with the sandier patches going off to a line.,"""Growers count cost of drought and blackgrass"" Farmers Weekly, 29 June 2018, vol: 169 (16) p 56-57.",England,UKD,UKD2,,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
2275,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,"With no rain to wash granular fertiliser in, there have been many applications of amine nitrogen as a foliar spray.","""Growers count cost of drought and blackgrass"" Farmers Weekly, 29 June 2018, vol: 169 (16) p 56-57.",England,UKD,UKD2,,,PR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2276,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,Cloddy seed-beds from a wet spring and bone dry ridges has led to the word Titus (rimsulfuron) cropping up all across town.,"""Growers count cost of drought and blackgrass"" Farmers Weekly, 29 June 2018, vol: 169 (16) p 56-57.",England,UKD,UKD2,,,SI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Potato,,
2277,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,"The risks associated with arson are particularly high given the prolonged spell of hot, dry weather.","""Mindless vandals torch vital forage supplies"" Farmers Weekly, 29 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (16) p 6.",England,UKD,UKD2,,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Forage,,
2278,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,"The risks associated with arson are particularly high given the prolonged spell of hot, dry weather.","""Mindless vandals torch vital forage supplies"" Farmers Weekly, 29 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (16) p 6.",England,UKF,UKF3,UKF0,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Forage,,
2279,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,"The risks associated with arson are particularly high given the prolonged spell of hot, dry weather.","""Mindless vandals torch vital forage supplies"" Farmers Weekly, 29 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (16) p 6.",England,UKK,UKK2,UKK23,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Forage,,
2280,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,Rain needed as dry conditions set to shrink crop yields,"""Rain needed as dry conditions set to shrink crop yields"" Farmers Weekly, 29 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (16), p 6-7.",England,,,,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2281,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,"Farmers are facing serious yield losses this harvest as the prolonged dry spell is piling pressure on crops, especially on light land.","""Rain needed as dry conditions set to shrink crop yields"" Farmers Weekly, 29 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (16), p 6-7.",England,,,,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2282,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,"Following a dry spring, a lack of rainfall in June could severely hit crop yields. If the dry summer continues, crop losses of 5-10% are widely predicted - with some farmers braced for much bigger losses.","""Rain needed as dry conditions set to shrink crop yields"" Farmers Weekly, 29 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (16), p 6-7.",England,,,,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2283,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,"As harvest approaches, the NFU says oilseed rape and winter cereals are generally performing well, but spring crops are struggling to thicken out and are ""very patchy"".","""Rain needed as dry conditions set to shrink crop yields"" Farmers Weekly, 29 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (16), p 6-7.",England,,,,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2284,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,"Andrew Blenkiron, who manages the 4,400ha Euston Estate, south of Thetford, in Norfolk, expects to start combining winter barley next week - two weeks earlier than usual.","""Rain needed as dry conditions set to shrink crop yields"" Farmers Weekly, 29 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (16), p 6-7.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH13,Thetford,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Barley,,
2285,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,"However, he said winter wheat crops grown on Breckland sands are ""looking dead"". ""We've got 400ha of wheat in the ground. Last week, I was thinking we are going to get half the yield out of it. Now, I'm not so sure,"" he said. ""In 2011, average wheat yields were 3.5t/ha. I'm afraid that's where we're heading again.""","""Rain needed as dry conditions set to shrink crop yields"" Farmers Weekly, 29 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (16), p 6-7.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH13,Thetford,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2286,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,"Maize and sugar beet crops are also struggling in the dry spell. If the hot summer continues, getting next year's crops in the ground will be a ""massive challenge","""Rain needed as dry conditions set to shrink crop yields"" Farmers Weekly, 29 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (16), p 6-7.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH13,Thetford,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Maize and sugar beet,,
2287,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,"The irony is, Mr Blenkiron had to wait until the end of April to drill spring crops because it was so wet. Since then, the farm has had 4mm of rainfall in seven weeks.","""Rain needed as dry conditions set to shrink crop yields"" Farmers Weekly, 29 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (16), p 6-7.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH13,Thetford,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,"Potatoes, carrots, parnships",,
2288,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,"However, there is plenty of water in reservoirs to irrigate potatoes and high-value root crops, including carrots and parsnips","""Rain needed as dry conditions set to shrink crop yields"" Farmers Weekly, 29 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (16), p 6-7.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH13,Thetford,SR,Newspaper,Agriculture,"Arable, Horticulture","Potatoes, carrots, parnships",,
2289,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,"Spring barley doesn't look too bad because Lincolnshire didn't have some of the worst conditions.This hot weather will have an effect on cereal yields, without doubt. But it would be a stab in the dark to say how much.","""Rain needed as dry conditions set to shrink crop yields"" Farmers Weekly, 29 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (16), p 6-7.",England,UKF,UKF3,UKF0,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
2290,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,"In Wales, the Welsh government's Farming Connect service is advising farmers to plan ahead to reduce further impact on feed supply and livestock.Technical officer Abigail James said: ""Many need to start putting a plan in place as little rain is in the forecast.","""Rain needed as dry conditions set to shrink crop yields"" Farmers Weekly, 29 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (16), p 6-7.",Wales,UKL,,,,PR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Feed,,
2291,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,"The Met Office says the dry, hot weather will continue this weekend and into next week, with 32C possible in some locations","""Rain needed as dry conditions set to shrink crop yields"" Farmers Weekly, 29 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (16), p 6-7.",UK,,,,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2292,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,"Forecaster Dan Harris said more changeable weather is forecast in the North and North West at the start of July. But he added: ""July as a whole still looks most likely to see a good deal of dry and fine weather, with warmer and drier than average conditions.""","""Rain needed as dry conditions set to shrink crop yields"" Farmers Weekly, 29 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (16), p 6-7.",UK,,,,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2293,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,"Water firms and the Environment Agency suggest there is little chance of any additional restrictions on abstraction this summer - despite lack of rain. Many reservoirs, aquifers and groundwater remain at near normal levels following a wet start to the year. ","""Rain needed as dry conditions set to shrink crop yields"" Farmers Weekly, 29 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (16), p 6-7.",England,,,,,PS,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2294,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,The NFU said it was continuing to monitor the situation across East Anglia and the south-east with enough water available for borehole users for the time being,"""Rain needed as dry conditions set to shrink crop yields"" Farmers Weekly, 29 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (16), p 6-7.",England,UKH,UKH1,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2295,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,The NFU said it was continuing to monitor the situation across East Anglia and the south-east with enough water available for borehole users for the time being,"""Rain needed as dry conditions set to shrink crop yields"" Farmers Weekly, 29 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (16), p 6-7.",England,UKJ,,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2296,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,"UK'S DRIEST FARM STRUGGLES WITH LACK OF RAINFALL NFU deputy president Guy Smith says drought conditions are hitting crops on his Essex farm, which is recognised as the driest farm in the UK. ","""Rain needed as dry conditions set to shrink crop yields"" Farmers Weekly, 29 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (16), p 6-7.",England,UKH,UKH3,UKH33,St Osyth,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2297,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,"Following a dry May, no rainfall has been recorded so far in June at Smith Farms, in St Osyth, and cereal crops are in real need of a drink of water, especially on lighter land.","""Rain needed as dry conditions set to shrink crop yields"" Farmers Weekly, 29 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (16), p 6-7.",England,UKH,UKH3,UKH33,St Osyth,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
2298,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,"You can have everything right through the growing year, but if you do not get some rain in June, harvest will be impacted.","""Rain needed as dry conditions set to shrink crop yields"" Farmers Weekly, 29 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (16), p 6-7.",England,UKH,UKH3,UKH33,St Osyth,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
2299,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,"Wheat crops on heavy land are standing up ""remarkably well"", but on lighter land over the sand and gravel, they are struggling.","""Rain needed as dry conditions set to shrink crop yields"" Farmers Weekly, 29 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (16), p 6-7.",England,UKH,UKH3,UKH33,St Osyth,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2300,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,"Spring cropping, especially barley, is looking ""pretty disastrous"" due to the ""triple whammy"" of late drilling after a wet April, followed by a dry period for establishment and scorching weather in June.","""Rain needed as dry conditions set to shrink crop yields"" Farmers Weekly, 29 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (16), p 6-7.",England,UKH,UKH3,UKH33,St Osyth,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,"Cereals, barley",,
2301,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,"As every day ticks by with no rain and high temperatures, the harvest gets smaller and smaller, said Mr Smith.","""Rain needed as dry conditions set to shrink crop yields"" Farmers Weekly, 29 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (16), p 6-7.",England,UKH,UKH3,UKH33,St Osyth,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
2302,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,"But any rain now will be two months too late, said Mr Smith.","""Rain needed as dry conditions set to shrink crop yields"" Farmers Weekly, 29 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (16), p 6-7.",England,UKH,UKH3,UKH33,St Osyth,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
2303,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,"Our light soils have always been drought prone, so the move to no-till was all about moisture","""How no-till approach saves £10/t on wheat production"", Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 64-65",England,UKG,UKG2,UKG24,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2304,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"Our irrigation reels are busy applying water to potatoes and onions, something that they have not had to do much of in recent years","""Leaky mains mean irrigation excitement"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 70.",England,UKK,UKK4,UKK41,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2305,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,The one advantage to planting potatoes later than normal is they are not yet requiring their usual water for the time of the year. A lot will now depend on the length of the dry spell.,"""Leaky mains mean irrigation excitement"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 70.",England,UKK,UKK4,UKK41,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Potato,,
2306,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"Wheats are stressed, with some crops senescing quickly in the extreme heat and dry conditions. ","""Learning disease lessons as harvest 2018 kicks off"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 66-67,69.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH14,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2307,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"Crops on heavier land that have caught the odd shower in June remain green, although, given the forecast of another dry week, growers are anxiously watching the yield potential slip.","""Learning disease lessons as harvest 2018 kicks off"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 66-67,69.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH14,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2308,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"Without the relatively dry May and June to check it, septoria pressure would be high, even testing the most robust fungicide programmes","""Learning disease lessons as harvest 2018 kicks off"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 66-67,69.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH14,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2309,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"How much effect will the prolonged dry period have on yields? Crops are looking decidedly drought-stressed, and it stands to reason, as the winter crops are not particularly well rooted, having started life in wet seedbeds and covered in snow during the winter","""Learning disease lessons as harvest 2018 kicks off"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 66-67,69.",Scotland,UKM,UKM2,UKM27,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2310,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"There are some good first wheats about though, and where the yield potential is reasonable, I have applied a robust head spray such as Amistar Opti (azoxystrobin + chlorothalonil) plus Proline (prothioconazole). This should help maintain green leaf area a little longer.","""Learning disease lessons as harvest 2018 kicks off"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 66-67,69.",Scotland,UKM,UKM2,UKM27,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2311,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"Motoring May has given way to ""Flaming June"", with very little rainfall and above-average temperatures.","""Learning disease lessons as harvest 2018 kicks off"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 66-67,69.",England,UKG,"UKG1, UKG2","UKG11, UKG22",Hillhampton Technical Services (Heref/Shrops),DP,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2312,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"Earlier in the month these were not excessive - in the mid-20Cs, which was ideal for cereal crops, but in the past week these have crept up to the high 20Cs and the occasional day above 30C. At these temperatures we a starting to see crops suffer, with some leaf roll and patches starting to burn up.","""Learning disease lessons as harvest 2018 kicks off"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 66-67,69.",England,UKG,"UKG1, UKG2","UKG11, UKG22",Hillhampton Technical Services (Heref/Shrops),PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2313,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"So as I said in my last article, May was full of promise, but with high temperatures forecast to continue and no sign of rain after a very dry June, I fear July may be a month of yield potential evaporating in many wheat and spring cereal crops","""Learning disease lessons as harvest 2018 kicks off"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 66-67,69.",England,UKG,"UKG1, UKG2","UKG11, UKG22",Hillhampton Technical Services (Heref/Shrops),PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
2314,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"The hot weather is burning off the top of the crop, but I am still finding green seeds in pods on lower pods.","""Learning disease lessons as harvest 2018 kicks off"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 66-67,69.",England,UKG,"UKG1, UKG2","UKG11, UKG22",Hillhampton Technical Services (Heref/Shrops),PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2315,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"Maize is the only spring crop that will be enjoying the high temperatures. However, the dry conditions may yet have an effect on the establishment of undersown grasses for soil stabilisation. This gives further justification for the system where we can drill the grass at the same time as the maize crop.","""Learning disease lessons as harvest 2018 kicks off"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 66-67,69.",England,UKG,"UKG1, UKG2","UKG11, UKG22",Hillhampton Technical Services (Heref/Shrops),PIR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,"Maize, grass",,
2316,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"Crops, especially those on the lighter soils, are beginning to look very ripe, and no doubt many are expecting to start combining from the beginning of next week","""Learning disease lessons as harvest 2018 kicks off"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 66-67,69.",England,UKJ,UKJ2,,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2317,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"Flaming June"" continued through the weekend, with more of the same forecast for the coming week. This has seen areas within fields of some winter cereal crops clearly showing drought stress","""Learning disease lessons as harvest 2018 kicks off"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 66-67,69.",England,UKJ,UKJ2,,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
2318,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"Some oilseed rape crops that have already received a pod sealant will have been desiccated this week, and many will follow on early next week. Because of their height and stage of ripeness, some crops are likely to be combined without desiccation.","""Learning disease lessons as harvest 2018 kicks off"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 66-67,69.",England,UKJ,UKJ2,,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2319,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"The heavy land wheats and spring cereals are holding on well, but on lighter soil types the warm, dry conditions are taking their toll","""Learning disease lessons as harvest 2018 kicks off"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 66-67,69.",England,UKJ,UKJ2,,,PS,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
2320,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"Like the rest of the country, it has been a bit tropical in the North of late. We had about 20mm of rain on 20 June and since then, the temperatures have climbed to peak at about 27C to date.","""Learning disease lessons as harvest 2018 kicks off"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 66-67,69.",Scotland,,,,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2321,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"The dry weather has taken the edge of the residual herbicides effectiveness. Various remedies have been tried, including deploying some of the inter-row cultivators used in the organic crops into seed fields.","""Learning disease lessons as harvest 2018 kicks off"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 66-67,69.",Scotland,,,,,IR,,Agriculture,,,,
2322,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"but river levels are getting seriously low now, to the extent that we have received notices from Scottish Water to conserve domestic supplies, which is a bit unusual for us.","""Learning disease lessons as harvest 2018 kicks off"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 66-67,69.",Scotland,,,,,SR,,Agriculture,,,,
2323,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"Hot, dry weather forecast to continue","""Early harvest knocks yields but buoys prices"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 6-7.",UK,,,,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2324,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"UK farmers face reduced yields this harvest due to a weather double whammy which has seen weeks of hot, dry weather following the cold, wet spring.","""Early harvest knocks yields but buoys prices"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 6-7.",UK,,,,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2325,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,The shortened growing season saw the first combines roll into barley crops towards the end of June - one of the earliest harvests in 40 years.,"""Early harvest knocks yields but buoys prices"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 6-7.",UK,,,,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Barley,,
2326,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"Yields have taken a knock, with wheat, oilseed rape and other crops also a concern - alongside grass and forage.","""Early harvest knocks yields but buoys prices"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 6-7.",UK,,,,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,"Wheat, oilseed rape, grass, forage.",,
2327,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"Suffolk farmer Ben Martin was among the first to harvest barley on 29 July, cutting 100ha of Maris Otter yielding 5.5-6t/ha. ""We've never cut in June before,"" he said. ""If we hadn't had the long dry period, this year would have been an above average harvest.""","""Early harvest knocks yields but buoys prices"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 6-7.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH14,,PIR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Barley,,
2328,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"In another first, Cambridgeshire farmer James Morton started harvesting Flamingo oilseed rape on 2 July at M&F Farms, Clinton, north of Peterborough. Despite being at least a fortnight earlier than usual, the crop was already down to 8% moisture and yielded just 3.75t/ha.","""Early harvest knocks yields but buoys prices"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 6-7.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH11,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2329,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"Last month was one of the UK's top five warmest Junes since records began in 1910, according to provisional Met Office statistics. The UK average maximum daytime temperature for the month was 19.9°C - the same as in the June of the long, hot summer of 1976.","""Early harvest knocks yields but buoys prices"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 6-7.",UK,,,,,DP,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2330,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"The hot, dry weather is expected to continue for much of July. Settled and very warm conditions are likely throughout much of the month in central and southern areas, said the Met Office, although they might be closer to nonnal in the far north-west.","""Early harvest knocks yields but buoys prices"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 6-7.",UK,,,,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2331,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"Prices have been buoyed by the impact of the weather on yields. Feed wheat futures closed at a high of £166.65/t for November 2018 on Monday (2 July), following reduced European production forecasts and mixed yields in other northern hemisphere countries.","""Early harvest knocks yields but buoys prices"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 6-7.",UK,,,,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Wheat,,,
2332,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"Livestock farmers are among those bearing the brunt of conditions. Delayed drilling of spring crops means straw yields will be low and availability will be tight, forcing up prices. Grass and forage growth have also been limited, putting pressure on hay and silage.","""Early harvest knocks yields but buoys prices"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 6-7.",UK,,,,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,"Forage, Grass",,
2333,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"The NFU has opened its Fodder Bank initiative to link farmers who have a surplus with livestock producers in need of feed and bedding. Meanwhile, Andrew Ward of Forage Aid said the charity was encouraging farmers to place forward orders for the coming winter.","""Early harvest knocks yields but buoys prices"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 6-7.",UK,,,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,"Feed, bedding",,
2334,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,Other crops affected include potatoes and lettuce. The AHDB said growers should review their water usage and take steps to build resilience into their long-term supplies,"""Early harvest knocks yields but buoys prices"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 6-7.",UK,,,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,"Potatoes, lettuce",,
2335,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"With milk volumes low following a late spring and a continued period of dry weather we have seen a rise in the value of milk which has been reflected by a flurry of recent milk price increase announcements, said NFU dairy board chairman, Michael Oakes.","""Dairy producers left shocked by Muller milk price hold"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 24-25.",UK,,,,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2336,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"We had land drains running in fields in midMay, and now we have wheat dying off on the lighter bits of the same fields after a month of no rain and high temperatures","""Wheat dying off on lighter land after dry June"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 70.",England,UKJ,UKJ3,UKJ34,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2337,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"Time will tell how this drought will play out, but we are hoping the crops nearer to harvest, such as our high-oleic, low-linolenic (Holl) oilseed rape which Hew has just desiccated, and also the winter rye, will have reached a stage where they are not too badly affected.","""Wheat dying off on lighter land after dry June"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 70.",England,UKJ,UKJ3,UKJ34,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,"Oilseed rape, Rye",,
2338,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,Things may not be quite so rosy for the spring oats and spring barley,"""Wheat dying off on lighter land after dry June"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 70.",England,UKJ,UKJ3,UKJ34,,S,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,"Oat, Barley",,
2339,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,June has been a month for listening to a good podcast to while away the hours spent hand roguing grassweeds. We have sprayed out some areas with glyphosate where blackgrass or ryegrass was just too much to live with and have rogued the rest.,"""Wheat dying off on lighter land after dry June"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 70.",England,UKJ,UKJ3,UKJ34,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Weeds,,
2340,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"Meanwhile, 2018 is beginning to feel like 1975 and 1976 all over again. As they did in those years, light-land cereals have again been decimated by lack of rain.","""Running out of options as margins are squeezed"" Farmers Weekly, 13 July 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 27.",UK,,,,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
2341,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"What a difference a few weeks can make. On light land locally the drought is starting to show, whereas here on the heavy stuff it still all looks OK, apart from the blackgrass patches. They're","""Fertiliser prices dash hopes of Aston Martin"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 70.",England,UKF,UKF2,,Vale of Belvoir,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2342,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,I saw on Twitter around 3 July that some farmers in Norfolk were already combining their barley.,"""Fertiliser prices dash hopes of Aston Martin"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 70.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH13,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Barley,,
2343,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"The UFU's call has coincided with claims by the Irish Farmers Association that factories are hijacking the drought conditions to cut beef prices, an accusation rejected by Meat Industry Ireland.","""NI BEEF FARMERS WARN OF GROWING PRICE GAP"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 18.",Northern Ireland,UKN,,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Beef,,
2344,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"The current high risk for blowfly strike in sheep is set to increase quickly once the dry weather breaks, according to an alert from the National Animal Disease Information Service (Nadis).","""Warning of higher risk for blowfly strike in sheep"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 7.",UK,,,,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Sheep,,
2345,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"Prolonged hot and dry weather has put pressure on forage stocks, with grass growth plummeting in most areas of the country.","""How to cope with tightening forage during drought"" Farmers Weekly, vol: 169 (18) p 28-29.",UK,,,,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,"Forage, Grass",,
2346,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"Figures from AgriNet to 4 July show grass growth in Scotland, Wales and England has dropped to 27kg DM/ha a day on average.","""How to cope with tightening forage during drought"" Farmers Weekly, vol: 169 (18) p 28-29.",UK,,,,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Grass,,
2347,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"Independent nutritionist Hefin Richards of Rumenation described the situation on farms as ""challenging"", with many of his clients in the Midlands and south-west Wales desperately needed rain.","""How to cope with tightening forage during drought"" Farmers Weekly, vol: 169 (18) p 28-29.",England,UKF,,,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,,,
2348,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"Independent nutritionist Hefin Richards of Rumenation described the situation on farms as ""challenging"", with many of his clients in the Midlands and south-west Wales desperately needed rain.","""How to cope with tightening forage during drought"" Farmers Weekly, vol: 169 (18) p 28-29.",Wales,UKL,,,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,,,
2349,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"The heatwave is a double whammy for most producers who, having only just recovered after the late spring, are seeing freshly replenished forage stocks already being eaten into.","""How to cope with tightening forage during drought"" Farmers Weekly, vol: 169 (18) p 28-29.",UK,,,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Forage,,
2350,,,2018,,,,2018,,"He said it may also affect maize and cereal crop yields, which will be a disaster going into winter, with feed prices already on the rise.","""How to cope with tightening forage during drought"" Farmers Weekly, vol: 169 (18) p 28-29.",UK,,,,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,"Maize , Cereals, Feed",,
2351,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,It doesn't look like we have any real amount of rain for the next couple of weeks. If it stays hot and dry through July maize crops will start to stress and wholecrop could be back 70-75% cf target.,"""How to cope with tightening forage during drought"" Farmers Weekly, vol: 169 (18) p 28-29.",UK,,,,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Maize,,
2352,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,Producers are advised to carry out forage budgeting as soon as possible to avoid a winter shortfall winter.,"""How to cope with tightening forage during drought"" Farmers Weekly, vol: 169 (18) p 28-29.",UK,,,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Forage,,
2353,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"Cheshire-based independent grassland adviser George Fisher, of George Fisher Consulting, said will be too dry to apply fertiliser","""How to cope with tightening forage during drought"" Farmers Weekly, vol: 169 (18) p 28-29.",England,UKD,UKD2,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,,,
2354,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"MANAGING YOUR DAIRY HERD THROUGH THE DROUGHT * If grazing cows, be realistic about allocations and buffer feed to combat limited dry matter intakes * Consider grazing at night to avoid heat stress * Don't top paddocks to help shade regrowth * Consider drying cows off early to reduce demand * Identify culls * Prioritise early lactation and open cows to maintain milk yield * To irrigate you may need an abstraction licence and it takes 55,500 gallons/ha to equal 2.5cm rain * Consider mixing rations twice daily to keep it fresh * Consider if you need two higherquality cuts or one and go for bulk?","""How to cope with tightening forage during drought"" Farmers Weekly, vol: 169 (18) p 28-29.",England,,,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2355,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"Our grass is looking terrible. I need 1,200 large square silage to get through the winter and I've got 650 bales, with second-cut looking nonexistent","""How to cope with tightening forage during drought"" Farmers Weekly, vol: 169 (18) p 28-29.",England,UKE,UKE2,UKE22,Nunthorpe,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Cow,,
2356,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,We might have to buy a feeder wagon to get more straw into the diet and possibly look at feeding something like pot ale syrup.,"""How to cope with tightening forage during drought"" Farmers Weekly, vol: 169 (18) p 28-29.",England,UKE,UKE2,UKE22,Nunthorpe,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Cow,,
2357,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,It's not rained for two months. We are feeding second-cut round bale silage and 3kg of concentrate in the parlour to keep yields up whereas they would normally be on 1kg a cow a day and grass.,"""How to cope with tightening forage during drought"" Farmers Weekly, vol: 169 (18) p 28-29.",England,UKG,UKG2,UKG22,Shrewsbury,PR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2358,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"Our reservoir is looking dry. Talking to fellow farmers, everyone is in the same boat.","""How to cope with tightening forage during drought"" Farmers Weekly, vol: 169 (18) p 28-29.",England,UKG,UKG2,UKG22,Shrewsbury,S,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2359,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"Hot weather forced us to bring the first-cut silage date forward a week or so. We've got 700 bales compared with 1,400 last year. Luckily, we have 250 left over from last winter.","""How to cope with tightening forage during drought"" Farmers Weekly, vol: 169 (18) p 28-29.",England,,,,,PIR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,"Cow, Sheep",,
2360,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"Crops had been very dry, with moisture contents about 11.5%.","""Grain stores report good barley quality"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 41.",England,UKH,UKH1,,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
2361,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"The drought might be bad news for some, but Charlie Flindt quietly reckons that for his clay soils there's a silver lining in the lack of rain clouds","""I'm making hay while Mother Nature works on my soil"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 147.",England,UKJ,UKJ3,UKJ33,,PS,,Agriculture,,,,
2362,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"It helps, of course, that my farm thrives in this weather. Mother Nature's invisible subsoiler is hard at work on the clay soil, undoing the damage from a couple of wet winters.","""I'm making hay while Mother Nature works on my soil"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 147.",England,UKJ,UKJ3,UKJ33,,I,,Agriculture,,,,
2363,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"I'm having a great game of Climate Change Drought Bingo, waiting for the experts to tell us how this drought is definitely down to global warming, unlike all the other droughts of the past couple of centuries.","""I'm making hay while Mother Nature works on my soil"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 147.",England,UKJ,UKJ3,UKJ33,,D,,Agriculture,,,,
2364,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"True, the few fields with chalky topsoil we have are beginning to look a bit pale, but we live in hope that the claysown crops managed to get their deepest roots down through the heavy tops and into the Hampshire aquifers in time for the dry spell.","""I'm making hay while Mother Nature works on my soil"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 147.",England,UKJ,UKJ3,UKJ33,,S,,Agriculture,,,,
2365,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"But for fellow arable farmers on the light land and gravel farms, things are far worse. Crops are being seriously affected. So the news is full of reduced yields due to the dry spell.","""I'm making hay while Mother Nature works on my soil"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 147.",England,,,,,PI,,Agriculture,,,,
2366,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"But turn forward from the semi-apocalyptic predictions of shortage and you find the prices - soaring into the £170 zone for feed wheat (as I write). I reckon that, once again, the size of the heap in the barn multiplied by the price we eventually get for it will be about the same","""I'm making hay while Mother Nature works on my soil"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 147.",England,,,,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Wheat,,
2367,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"Of course, this sort of optimism will not necessarily go down well with the livestock boys, struggling with parched pastures and barns empty of hay and straw.","""I'm making hay while Mother Nature works on my soil"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 147.",England,,,,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,"Pasture, hay, straw ",,
2368,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"If the dry weather continues, I'll make all the right noises about the poor yields and the barn full of gramophone needles. But you'll know what I'm really thinking.","""I'm making hay while Mother Nature works on my soil"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 147.",England,,,,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2369,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"And it seems that the dreaded drought is affecting more than just us light land farmers. It could be a lack of rooting over the winter due to the wet weather, or poor spring conditions, but there is an awful lot more ground resembling our gravel fields - when they die back in a hot June - than there normally is.","""Options widen for precision farming"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 71.",England,UKJ,UKJ1,UKJ14,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
2370,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,Worryingly low moisture levels are causing problems for growers as they start on the oilseed rape harvest two weeks earlier than normal.,"""Growers struggle to keep rapeseed from drying out"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 40.",England,UKH,UKH3,UKH33,,SIR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2371,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,Many are being forced to try to take advantage of morning dews to push moisture levels above the 6% needed to avoid incurring penalties with merchants.,"""Growers struggle to keep rapeseed from drying out"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 40.",England,UKH,UKH3,UKH33,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2372,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"While the 16ha of winter barley Mr Lord has already harvested achieved 8.2t/ha, above the 7.5t/ha he was hoping to achieve as a minimum, his hopes for the wheat crop are shrivelling along with the grains. ""What looked like nice plump grains are now beginning to look like chicken feed on the lighter land,"" he said. Elsewhere in Essex, wheat on heavy land is looking better","""Growers struggle to keep rapeseed from drying out"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 40.",England,UKH,UKH3,UKH33,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,"Barley, Wheat",,
2373,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"Moisture levels are also a problem for Leicestershire grower Joe Stanley. For the first time ever he is harvesting his rapeseed crop before his winter barley - three weeks earlier than usual. ""We normally start the barley on 15 July, with the rape two weeks later. More unusually, we haven't needed to desiccate,"" he says, with the crop still registering 7-8% moisture content.","""Growers struggle to keep rapeseed from drying out"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 40.",England,UKF,UKF2,UKF22,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,"Barley, Rapeseed",,
2374,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"Thrapston auctioneer Alastair Brown said if producers were short of grass and had store cattle to sell, sooner rather than later may be the best decision, before the hot, dry weather forces more cattle into the market.","""Hot weather forces quicker sale of finished cattle"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 18.",England,,,,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Cattle,,
2375,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"Auctioneer Jonny Dymond of Halls, said the weather doesn't seem to have forced the hand of beef farmers yet. ""I wondered whether because of grass availability trade might slacken, but it has held, although if it continues to stay dry I feel something has got to give,"" he told Farmers Weekly.","""Grass shortage makes store trade more selective"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul, 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 138-139.",UK,,,,,PR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Cattle,,
2376,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,We haven't seen cattle be offered younger due to grass availability but we have seen a lot more cull cows sold in this dry spell.,"""Grass shortage makes store trade more selective"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul, 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 138-139.",UK,,,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Cattle,,
2377,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"Dry weather resulted in a larger yarding of 100 store cattle at Pateley Bridge Auction Centre, North Yorkshire, on Saturday (7 July), with prices lifting slightly to level at £935 for steers and £906 for heifers.","""Grass shortage makes store trade more selective"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul, 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 138-139.",England,UKE,UKE2,UKE22,Pateley Bridge Auction Centre,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Cattle,,
2378,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,Store cattle prices remain firm for quality but reports suggest more selective bidding is creeping in on longer-keep cattle as the dry spell continues.,"""Grass shortage makes store trade more selective"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul, 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 138-139.",UK,,,,,PR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Cattle,,
2379,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"When I last wrote, the crops looked reasonable, but an incredible spell of hot and very dry weather is taking its toll and yield potential is fast disappearing. The past six months certainly highlight the danger of looking at averages. The rainfall to the end of June is just that - average - but this hides the fact that a large part of it fell in March and that since mid-April it has rained on only five occasions.","""This season's 'average' rainfall hides the dry truth"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 70.",Scotland,UKM,UKM5,UKM50,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2380,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"As a result, winter crops started to burn off back in May on lighter areas. And spring barley, which looked good at the T1 fungicide timing, rushed to ear emergence very quickly, with only one or two tillers per plant. Yields of both grain and straw will be low and it is likely that screenings will be high. On the plus side, it has been easy to keep up with spraying, and fungicide rates have been reduced as a result of the low disease pressure.","""This season's 'average' rainfall hides the dry truth"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 70.",Scotland,UKM,UKM5,UKM50,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
2381,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"I applied amino acids to much of the spring barley, along with magnesium to try to reduce drought stress.","""This season's 'average' rainfall hides the dry truth"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 70.",Scotland,UKM,UKM5,UKM50,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Barley,,
2382,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"On the livestock side, the cattle appear to be enjoying lying around in the sun, but grass growth is minimal, so we have started to creep feed a month early and will be putting out silage bales soon, which will be an extra cost and more work during harvest.","""This season's 'average' rainfall hides the dry truth"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 70.",Scotland,UKM,UKM5,UKM50,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,"Grass, Feed",,
2383,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"The processor warns that dry weather is starting to affect milk production, and that it has the potential to seriously affect milk supplies over the next few months.","""Meadow Foods ups milk price"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 19.",UK,,,,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Milk,,
2384,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"Maize growers are being warned that droughtlike conditions could hinder crop pollination. Warm weather is pushing many crops forward, meaning maize will start pollinating any time from 20 July until the end of the month.","""Tips to manage maize without the rain"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 28-29.",UK,,,,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Maize,,
2385,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"However, each day of moisture stress during pollination can reduce yields by 3-8%.","""Tips to manage maize without the rain"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 28-29.",UK,,,,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Maize,,
2386,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"Water stress at pollination delays the silks from emerging (female part of the crop), reduces silk elongation and inhibits embryo development after pollination. The silks may also become non-receptive to poller germination. This will affect the number and quality of the kernels.","""Tips to manage maize without the rain"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 28-29.",UK,,,,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Maize,,
2387,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,Industry leaders have issued an urgent plea for farmers to take fire precautions as harvest gathers pace in tinder dry conditions.,"""Fire warning as harvest continues in tinder-dry crops"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 10.",UK,,,,,PR,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2388,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"With the dry weather set to continue, farm fires have been reported across the UK, including combine and baler fires in the West Country, East Anglia and the South East.","""Fire warning as harvest continues in tinder-dry crops"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 10.",UK,,,,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2389,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"With the dry weather set to continue, farm fires have been reported across the UK, including combine and baler fires in the West Country, East Anglia and the South East.","""Fire warning as harvest continues in tinder-dry crops"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 10.",England,UKH,UKH1,,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2390,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"With the dry weather set to continue, farm fires have been reported across the UK, including combine and baler fires in the West Country, East Anglia and the South East.","""Fire warning as harvest continues in tinder-dry crops"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 10.",England,UKJ,,,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2391,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"Rural affairs spokesman Tim Price said harvest 2018 conditions were ""extreme and in some regions even drier than the fabled summer of 1976"".","""Fire warning as harvest continues in tinder-dry crops"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 10.",UK,,,,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2392,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,NFU ADVICE ON REDUCING RISKS AT HARVEST * Ensure machinery is chaff free and in good condition * Have a tractor ready to cut a fire break if necessary * Keep a full water bowser or tank nearby * Regularly check and maintain open water supplies * Remind employees to be careful with cigarettes * Test extinguishers and ensure workers can use them * Remove hay and straw from fields as soon as possible * Store straw separately from other buildings in stacks away from roads and other thoroughfares * Secure buildings with alarms and CCTV if possible,"""Fire warning as harvest continues in tinder-dry crops"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 10.",UK,,,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2393,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,Lack of rain hits second-quality dairy values,"""Lack of rain hits second-quality dairy values"", Farmers Weekly, 20 July 2018, vol: 169 (19) p 118-119.",UK,,,,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2394,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,"A long winter followed by drought conditions has left enough doubt in bidders' minds to drop dairy cattle values a fraction this month, particularly for second-quality animals.","""Lack of rain hits second-quality dairy values"", Farmers Weekly, 20 July 2018, vol: 169 (19) p 118-119.",UK,,,,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2395,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,"The drought is really a double whammy coming after the extra expenses of last year, dairy auctioneer Glyn Lucas of Harrison and Hetherington told Fanners Weekly.","""Lack of rain hits second-quality dairy values"", Farmers Weekly, 20 July 2018, vol: 169 (19) p 118-119.",UK,,,,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2396,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,"However, he stated the picture was very mixed, and while the drought would continue to put downward pressure on prices, there were several bullish factors countering this. He said that drier silage is higher in dry matter, which means more DM/kg. He added that milk prices are heading to 30p/litre - Arla announced a 29.31 liquid milk price for July.","""Lack of rain hits second-quality dairy values"", Farmers Weekly, 20 July 2018, vol: 169 (19) p 118-119.",UK,,,,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2397,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,"Mr Lucas said: ""I'd say farmers were confident in the medium-term milk price. But there could be a scenario where people have to buy more feed again. Milk is dropping and farms will be looking to keep production level.""","""Lack of rain hits second-quality dairy values"", Farmers Weekly, 20 July 2018, vol: 169 (19) p 118-119.",UK,,,,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2398,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,"Despite shortage of grazing and mowing grass, demand and buyer presence at the mart has been strong.","""Lack of rain hits second-quality dairy values"", Farmers Weekly, 20 July 2018, vol: 169 (19) p 118-119.",UK,,,,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2399,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,Grass shortages have left a gulf between older cattle and cattle upwards of 14 months,"""Lack of rain hits second-quality dairy values"", Farmers Weekly, 20 July 2018, vol: 169 (19) p 118-119.",UK,,,,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2400,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,"Compared to this time last year, the stronger, older cattle are £20-£40 dearer on the year. Younger cattle are £20-£50 cheaper.","""Lack of rain hits second-quality dairy values"", Farmers Weekly, 20 July 2018, vol: 169 (19) p 118-119.",UK,,,,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2401,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,426 cull cows sold at Carlisle on 16 July as farmers look to cash in manufacturing meat during the drought (+21% on the week).,"""Lack of rain hits second-quality dairy values"", Farmers Weekly, 20 July 2018, vol: 169 (19) p 118-119.",UK,,,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2402,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,"The dry conditions have made me acutely conscious of fire risks and meticulous machinery cleaning, water bowsers in fields and fire extinguishers in tractors are essential.","""Wheat crop blighted by a crop circle"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (19) p 66.",England,UKK,UKK1,UKK15,Marlborough,PR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2403,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,"Instead of spending time drying crops, hopefully, we can also be baling extra straw. Arable farmers need to be mindful of the urgent needs of the livestock sector as an impending forage crisis looms","""Wheat crop blighted by a crop circle"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (19) p 66.",England,UKK,UKK1,UKK15,Marlborough,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2404,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,Our cereal crops only started showing signs of drought a couple of weeks into July.,"""Over-regulated to the point of undersupply?"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (19) p 66-67.",England,UKE,UKE2,UKE22,Ryedale,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
2405,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,"The grass has been well burned off and I'm sure some of the UK will be having a fodder shortage, with many farmers feeding first-cut silage to supplement non-existent grazing.","""Over-regulated to the point of undersupply?"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (19) p 66-67.",England,UKE,UKE2,UKE22,Ryedale,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
2406,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,And has UK agriculture been overregulated to the point of undersupply in a dry year?,"""Over-regulated to the point of undersupply?"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (19) p 66-67.",England,UKE,UKE2,UKE22,Ryedale,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
2407,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,The Welsh government has agreed further derogations on Glastir rules to help farmers affected by the prolonged dry weather.,"""Here is our summary of the latest farming news stories over the past seven days"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (19) p 8.",Wales,UKL,,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2408,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,"Farmers and landowners have recently reported challenges in soil tillage and the increased risk of crop failure amid tinder-dry conditions. As a result, there will now be a blanket derogation on the establishment of root crops until 15 August.","""Here is our summary of the latest farming news stories over the past seven days"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (19) p 8.",Wales,UKL,,,,PIR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2409,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,"After a difficult winter and recent prolonged dry spell, farmers are on the verge of a serious fodder crisis because of stunted grass growth.","""Dwindling grass raises fears of winter fodder crisis"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (19) p: 6-7.",UK,,,,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Fodder,,
2410,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,"Following two months of scorching weather, grass growth has almost ground to a halt and many livestock farmers across the country are already being forced to eat into autumn feed supplies.","""Dwindling grass raises fears of winter fodder crisis"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (19) p: 6-7.",UK,,,,,PIR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Fodder,,
2411,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,"The NFU estimates that grass silage stocks are down by 66% so far this season and many farmers are buying in alternative feed, which is driving up costs and affecting profits.","""Dwindling grass raises fears of winter fodder crisis"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (19) p: 6-7.",UK,,,,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Fodder,,
2412,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,Dairy farmers are dipping into fresh fodder supplies that they would normally keep for the winter months to ensure their cows continue to produce milk as pastures have dried to a dust bowl.,"""Dwindling grass raises fears of winter fodder crisis"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (19) p: 6-7.",UK,,,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Fodder,,
2413,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,"We are facing a problem with fodder for the housing period when the cows come in from October onwards, said NFU chief dairy adviser Sian Davies.","""Dwindling grass raises fears of winter fodder crisis"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (19) p: 6-7.",UK,,,,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Fodder,,
2414,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,"Unless we have a good late summer with lots of rain and get grass-growing weather, what would normally be there to feed cows in the autumn just won't be there.","""Dwindling grass raises fears of winter fodder crisis"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (19) p: 6-7.",UK,,,,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Fodder,,
2415,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,"Abi Reader, who milks 190 cows near Cardiff, said: ""We came out of last winter with no surplus. We are feeding our supplies for next winter now, so there won't be anything left. It's a big concern.""","""Dwindling grass raises fears of winter fodder crisis"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (19) p: 6-7.",UK,,,,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2416,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,"In general, maize crops are looking fairly poor because of heat stress, especially on light, sandy soils.","""Dwindling grass raises fears of winter fodder crisis"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (19) p: 6-7.",UK,,,,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Maize,,
2417,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,"With maize and grass silage in short supply, farmers have been trying to secure wholecrop. According to forage specialist Germinal UK, this has pushed up prices for standing maize for forage to £243/ha.","""Dwindling grass raises fears of winter fodder crisis"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (19) p: 6-7.",UK,,,,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,"Maize, Grass",,
2418,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,"Beef and sheep farmers have also been feeling the pain of the drought, with anecdotal reports of poorer fertility in beef herds and producers finding it harder to finish lambs.","""Dwindling grass raises fears of winter fodder crisis"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (19) p: 6-7.",UK,,,,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,"Beef, Sheep",,
2419,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,"Despite the additional costs, more arable farmers are baling and selling straw this harvest rather than incorporating it, to help meet increasing demand for forage from livestock fanners.","""Dwindling grass raises fears of winter fodder crisis"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (19) p: 6-7.",UK,,,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,"Beef, Sheep",,
2420,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,"The shortage of straw has seen the NFU relaunch its Fodder Bank to help its members find feed and livestock bedding, and allow them to sell any surplus to those in need.","""Dwindling grass raises fears of winter fodder crisis"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (19) p: 6-7.",UK,,,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,"Feed, Bedding",,
2421,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,"The NFU is also urging milk buyers not to penalise dairy farmers on fixed-volume contracts who are unable to meet volumes due tc challenging conditions, or those with reduced. milk solids due to cows drinking excessive amounts of water.","""Dwindling grass raises fears of winter fodder crisis"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (19) p: 6-7.",UK,,,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2422,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,"Although some areas are expected to see a little rain over the coming days, the Met Office is forecasting the hot, dry spell to continue into August.","""Dwindling grass raises fears of winter fodder crisis"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (19) p: 6-7.",UK,,,,,D,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2423,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,"Most groundwater supplies remain at healthy levels in England and water companies have enough water to maintain supplies if resources are managed properly, says the Environment Agency (EA).","""Dwindling grass raises fears of winter fodder crisis"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (19) p: 6-7.",UK,,,,,S,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2424,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,"However, enforcement officers will be carrying out inspections on farms to assess compliance with abstraction licence conditions, particularly as dry weather continues.","""Dwindling grass raises fears of winter fodder crisis"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (19) p: 6-7.",UK,,,,,PR,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2425,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,"Paul Hickey, EA head of water resources, said: ""We have robust plans in place to respond to these pressures and have stepped up our incident response as well as regulation of those abstracting water to ensure the environment is protected.""","""Dwindling grass raises fears of winter fodder crisis"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (19) p: 6-7.",UK,,,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2426,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,Two months of dry weather have taken their toll on groundwater supplies on the 115ha upland farm. All but two of the concrete rings have dried up.,"""WELSH UPLAND FARM WILTS"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, Vol: 169 (19) p 7.",Wales,UKL,UKL2,UKL24,Newton,PS,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,"Beef, Sheep",,
2427,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,"For the past fortnight, the Yeomans have been carrying water from their mains supply at home to sheep on the hills. The livestock have also been drinking water from two brooks.","""WELSH UPLAND FARM WILTS"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, Vol: 169 (19) p 7.",Wales,UKL,UKL2,UKL24,Newton,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,"Beef, Sheep",,
2428,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,"We appreciate that other farmers are in a worse situation than us, said Mr Yeomans. ""But we're concerned about the price and availability of fodder and hope that nobody is taking advantage of the situation.""","""WELSH UPLAND FARM WILTS"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, Vol: 169 (19) p 7.",Wales,UKL,UKL2,UKL24,Newton,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,"Beef, Sheep",,
2429,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,"As the hot, dry and windy conditions continue, farmers should not underestimate the risk of fire this harvest.","""Farmer shares lessons from devastating barley blaze"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (19) p 54-55.",UK,,,,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2430,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,"Since the early start to harvest at the beginning of July, Twitter has been awash with reports of crop fires across the country, exacerbated by tinder-dry conditions.","""Farmer shares lessons from devastating barley blaze"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (19) p 54-55.",UK,,,,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2431,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,"Thankfully, nobody was hurt, and the losses will be covered by insurance, but it highlights how easily, after weeks of unrelenting heat and no rain, this season's unusually dry crops will bum.","""Farmer shares lessons from devastating barley blaze"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (19) p 54-55.",England,UKF,UKF2,UKF24,Horton,PIR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2432,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,"Mr Rayner strongly believes UK growers should follow the example of farmers in southern Australia by halting harvest in certain conditions. A voluntary code of practice prevents farmers harvesting in conditions conducive to fire - a combination of high temperatures, humidity and windspeed.","""Farmer shares lessons from devastating barley blaze"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (19) p 54-55.",UK,,,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2433,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,"Farmers are being advised to take extra precautions as the risk of fire increases as crops ripen and the long run of hot, dry weather continues across the country.","""Farmer shares lessons from devastating barley blaze"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (19) p 54-55.",UK,,,,,PIR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2434,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,"A key difference between this year's drought and the one in 1976 is that the former followed on from a particularly dry 1975. This year, in contrast, follows a particularly wet period.","""OPINION"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (19) p 26-27.",UK,,,,,S,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2435,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,It's at times like these that government needs to step up with advice and warnings.,"""OPINION"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (19) p 26-27.",UK,,,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2436,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,"And as for launching skylanterns, let's not beat about the bush here. Such behaviour has to be seen as random arson and therefore a serious criminal act. Even selling them should be illegal. With a countryside that is tinder dry, sky lanterns become as dangerous as handguns. They must be banned.","""OPINION"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (19) p 26-27.",UK,,,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2437,,,1976,Summer,,,1976,Summer,"I remember, in 1976, the trees looked badly stressed. In contrast, this year they look nicely green, with their roots in sub-soil water.","""OPINION"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (19) p 26-27.",UK,,,,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2438,,,1976,Summer,,,1976,Summer,"Although it's early days, our harvest is not proving to be the grain-sapping disaster of 1976","""OPINION"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (19) p 26-27.",UK,,,,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
2439,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,"I've no doubt that when we get into some of the more stressed wheats, then yields will get worse, but at the moment my standard response to the question ""How's the harvest?"" is ""It's better than expected, but I wasn't expecting much"".","""OPINION"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (19) p 26-27.",UK,,,,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2440,,,1976,Summer,,,1976,Summer,"One worrying similarity with 1976 is the fire risk. Back then, thousands of acres of heath and crop were lost due to fires.","""OPINION"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (19) p 26-27.",UK,,,,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2441,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,Harvest is two to three weeks ahead this season with experts saying good levels of sunlight may have helped crops despite high temperatures and low to non-existent rainfall.,"""Super early wheat harvest starts with average yields"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (19) p 50.",England,UKK,UKK2,UKK23,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2442,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,"Further east, there is a more disappointing picture with Andrew Blenkiron manager at Euston Estate reporting very uneven crops on the light blow-away Suffolk Brecklands where there has been no rain since the end of April.","""Super early wheat harvest starts with average yields"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (19) p 50.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH13,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2443,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,"It is becoming so dry of the 4,400ha estate's recently planted hedges and trees are starting to die","""Super early wheat harvest starts with average yields"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (19) p 50.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH13,,SI,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2444,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,"Further south, Dorset farm manager Martin Ford is set to start his wheat this week with his land looking very dry, but he is expecting yields will not be too bad after reasonable results from winter barley and oilseed rape.","""Super early wheat harvest starts with average yields"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (19) p 50.",England,UKK,UKK2,UKK22,,S,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,"Barley, Rapeseed",,
2445,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,"The wheats look good despite the very dry conditions, he said from Charljorough Park, near Wareham.","""Super early wheat harvest starts with average yields"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, vol 169 (19) p 50.)",England,UKK,UKK2,UKK22,Charljorough Park,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2446,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,"EU farm commissioner Phil Hogan has hinted that advance payments to farmers under the Basic Payments Scheme will be available this autumn, ahead of the normal December payment window, to help farmers who are suffering from prolonged drought.","""BPS cash could come early to offset impact of dry weather"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (19) p 7.",UK,,,,,PR,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2447,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,Rain and freezing temperatures followed by now hot conditions have left lamb growth rates and ewe condition scores well below normal levels.,"""Guide to feed planning and forage for finishing lambs"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (19) p 38-39.",UK,,,,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Sheep,,
2448,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,This year's lack of grass has put lamb growth rates between 10-15% behind normal levels and that average figure masks a much more serious lack of growth on some farms.,"""Guide to feed planning and forage for finishing lambs"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (19) p 38-39.",UK,,,,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Sheep,,
2449,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,"We weaned most of the lambs onto fresh growth from our recently cut silage fields and the rest went on to new grass seeds, which, despite the dry weather, are still growing very well.","""Amazed at Romneys' ability to gain weight on dirt"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (19) p 49.",England,UKK,UKK3,UKK30,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Sheep,,
2450,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,Grass quality plummets in dry weather,"""Grass quality plummets in dry weather"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (19) p 48.",England,UKD,UKD1,UKD11,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Grass,,
2451,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,The weather of recent weeks started taking its toll on our water supply and grazing availability for both cows and sheep by mid July.,"""Grass quality plummets in dry weather"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (19) p 48.",England,UKD,UKD1,UKD11,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,"Cow, Sheep",,
2452,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,"Grass quality has plummeted, causing milk to drop back a couple of litres. Worryingly, we now have to graze thirdcut silage ground because of a lack of grass growth in the absence of rain.","""Grass quality plummets in dry weather"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (19) p 48.",England,UKD,UKD1,UKD11,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2453,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,"Water flow has been a big issue this past week with the supply not able to keep up with the cows. Therefore, we tapped into our hydroelectric water pipe, which has enabled us to have good pressure and a decent flow rate to keep troughs full in the heat.","""Grass quality plummets in dry weather"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (19) p 48.",England,UKD,UKD1,UKD11,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Cows,,
2454,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,"We weaned our main batch of in-bye lambs on 23 June. We weaned them earlier at an average age of just 83 days, but again, it was grass quality and availability that dictated the decision.","""Grass quality plummets in dry weather"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (19) p 48.",England,UKD,UKD1,UKD11,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Sheep,,
2455,20,7,2018,Summer,20,7,2018,Summer,The lambs have been on silage aftermaths and have been growing well. They are now onto 5.6ha of new seeds that have stood up to the dry weather better than expected.,"""Grass quality plummets in dry weather"" Farmers Weekly, 20 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (19) p 48.",England,UKD,UKD1,UKD11,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Sheep,,
2456,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"Further pressure could lie ahead as families focus their budgets on trips and holidays through August and, if the drought continues, more cattle are offloaded on to the market.","""Heatwave takes its toll on prime cattle values"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 138-139.",UK,,,,,PR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Cattle,,
2457,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"Appetites just aren't the same in this hot weather and roasting joints aren't selling, market manager and auctioneer Giles Drew, Northallerton Auctions, told Fanners Weekly.","""Heatwave takes its toll on prime cattle values"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 138-139.",England,UKE,UKE2,UKE22,Northallerton,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Cattle,,
2458,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"Averages have slid but it's purely a demand thing, he said. ""Supply is fairly static really and there's no issue with quality - we are lucky in our area to have a lot of good cereal grown and the farmers are generally very good at finishing cattle.""","""Heatwave takes its toll on prime cattle values"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 138-139.",England,UKE,UKE2,UKE22,Northallerton,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Cattle,,
2459,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"Properly finished cattle of all breeds are still a strong trade, he told Farmers Weekly, admitting that cull cows had lost 20-30p/kg at Newark during the drought.","""Heatwave takes its toll on prime cattle values"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 138-139.",England,UKF,UKF1,UKF15,Newark,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Cattle,,
2460,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,Welsh rural affairs secretary Lesley Griffiths told the summit she recognised the significant difficulties farmers are facing with a long period of very dry weather on the back of a very wet and stormy winter.,"""WINDS OF CHANGE"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 6.",Wales,UKL,,,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2461,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"I made changes to Glastir derogations three weeks ago, and I have today agreed to look at early part payments of Basic Payments in the autumn in response to results of dry weather, she said","""WINDS OF CHANGE"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 6.",Wales,UKL,,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2462,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,Ms Griffiths added that the Welsh government was also looking at options for regulatory changes to the movement of animals in certain cases and was setting up a helpline to advise on this area.,"""WINDS OF CHANGE"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 6.",Wales,UKL,,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,,,
2463,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"We will also make changes to allow for reducing the use of straw as bedding, and we discussed if access to water on Natural Resources Wales land could help.","""WINDS OF CHANGE"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 6.",Wales,UKL,,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,,,
2464,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"The forecast for supplies of spring malting barley has been slashed across Europe after dry weather increased concerns for yield and nitrogen content of crops in Germany, Sweden, Denmark and the UK.","""Don't hold your breath for state aid as drought bites"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 3.",UK,,,,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2465,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"The continuing dry weather certainly hit the headlines this week, as the difficulties both arable and livestock farmers have been facing for many weeks finally reached the public consciousness.","""Don't hold your breath for state aid as drought bites"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 3.",UK,,,,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2466,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"The Met Office confirmed on Monday that the first six weeks of summer have been the driest since 1961, with some areas having had no rain for more than 50 days.","""Don't hold your breath for state aid as drought bites"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 3.",UK,,,,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2467,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"Reports abounded of farmers already feeding their hay and first-cut silage, with little prospect of getting a second or third cut - especially as some of these fields have now been sacrificed to grazing.","""Don't hold your breath for state aid as drought bites"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 3.",UK,,,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,,,
2468,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"There were also tales of sheep eating hedgerows, cows losing their calves, milk yields falling and livestock farmers culling hard to ease demand for their precious feed","""Don't hold your breath for state aid as drought bites"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 3.",UK,,,,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,,,
2469,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"Arable farmers have also been up against it, with cereal yields in decline, the ever-attendant risk of fire and water abstraction restrictions presenting a challenge for crops still in the ground","""Don't hold your breath for state aid as drought bites"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 3.",UK,,,,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2470,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"Without a significant deluge going into autumn, livestock farmers are looking at a serious fodder shortage this winter. And, with a smaller grain harvest across the whole of Europe, buying in supplementary feed is not going to be cheap.","""Don't hold your breath for state aid as drought bites"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 3.",UK,,,,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,,,
2471,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"The Farmers' Union of Wales, for example, has called for restrictions on the use of feed and bedding for nonlivestock uses, such as burning straw in power plants and sending maize to AD plants. Providing more flexibility around agri-environment scheme rules to extend the grazing available would also help.","""Don't hold your breath for state aid as drought bites"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 3.",Wales,UKL,,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,,,
2472,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"Defra secretary Michael Gove was very quick to dismiss the notion of any special assistance when quizzed on the matter at the Royal Welsh. As ever, it seems, farmers will be left to find their own solutions.","""Don't hold your breath for state aid as drought bites"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 3.",UK,,,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2473,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,Affected livestock farmers should be assessing their supply and demand situation weekly. And they should be supplementing rations to avoid overgrazing.,"""Don't hold your breath for state aid as drought bites"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 3.",UK,,,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,,,
2474,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"Dairy farmers might also consider grazing at night, reducing the frequency of milking and even drying off cows early.","""Don't hold your breath for state aid as drought bites"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 3.",UK,,,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2475,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,Culling unwanted animals sooner rather than later is an almost essential step.,"""Don't hold your breath for state aid as drought bites"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 3.",UK,,,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,,,
2476,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,Farmers facing a fodder shortage would also be well-advised to check out the NFU's Fodder Bank to try to locate supplies. And it is advisable to talk to your bank early if short-term finance is going to be needed.,"""Don't hold your breath for state aid as drought bites"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 3.",UK,,,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,,,
2477,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,We will discover shortly how this dry spell will affect the cereal harvest.,"""Plea to 'stop and think' after four fatalities"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 65.",Northern Ireland,UKN,,,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
2478,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"The first six weeks of summer 2018 were the driest on record, with just 47mm of rain recorded across the UK from June to mid-July. That compares with 65mm in 1976 and 58mm in 2015 - the previous driest start to summer.","""DRIEST START TO SUMMER"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 12.",UK,,,,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2479,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"According to the Met Office, sites in East Anglia and the South East have had over 50 consecutive ""dry"" days - defined as less than 1mm of rain.","""DRIEST START TO SUMMER"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 12.",England,UKH,UKH1,,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2480,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"According to the Met Office, sites in East Anglia and the South East have had over 50 consecutive ""dry"" days - defined as less than 1mm of rain.","""DRIEST START TO SUMMER"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 12.",England,UKJ,,,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2481,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"Brooms Barn in Suffolk has been the driest spot, with no rainfall at all since 5 June.","""DRIEST START TO SUMMER"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 12.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH14,Brooms Barn,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2482,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"Unusually, I find I can start this month's piece in the same way as the last. It has been an absolutely amazing spell of weather; blazing heat and not a drop of rain. If it weren't so damaging to have no rain for 10 weeks, this summer would have been a joy.","""What are you doing to educate the public?"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 64.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH13,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2483,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"Only one, which spoke of wheat products having to increase in price as a result of the drought, has frustrated me.","""What are you doing to educate the public?"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 64.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH13,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2484,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"Milk production costs are likely to rise by 2p/ litre because of the drought, putting severe pressure on farm accounts and forcing many dairy producers back into a loss.","""Drought likely to push milk production costs up by 2p/litre"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 22-23.",UK,,,,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2485,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"This predicts average costs of milk production will rise by between 1p/litre and more than 3p/litre, says Kite consultant Paul Macer.","""Drought likely to push milk production costs up by 2p/litre"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 22-23.",UK,,,,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2486,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"Some farmers are drying cows off early to reduce the feed burden, as well as destocking where possible, sending barren cows, spare youngstock and poorer milkers to market tc take the pressure off feed demand wherever possible, says the AHDB.","""Drought likely to push milk production costs up by 2p/litre"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 22-23.",UK,,,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2487,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"Much bought-in concentrate would replace forage rather than supplement it, so producers who substituted 2kg of forage dry matter with concentrate would add costs of 30p a cow- a day, equivalent to 1.2p/litre come the winter, he said.","""Drought likely to push milk production costs up by 2p/litre"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 22-23.",UK,,,,,RI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2488,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"Maize crops look decent, but will need rain before harvesting to allow them to bulk out, says the AHDE, while heat stress could affect fertility.","""Drought likely to push milk production costs up by 2p/litre"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 22-23.",UK,,,,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Maize,,
2489,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"Calculate if forage stocks can support cows and youngstock until 2019 turnout. If inadequate, sell animals or cull barrens, low yielders or for lameness or chronic mastitis","""Drought likely to push milk production costs up by 2p/litre"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 22-23.",UK,,,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2490,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"Watch dry cow diets - lost weight will affect yields, fertility and health","""Drought likely to push milk production costs up by 2p/litre"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 22-23.",UK,,,,,RI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2491,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,Recent dry conditions have really shown up the lighter soil types around the farm.,"""Jury is still out on six-row barley quality"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 64.",England,UKG,UKG1,UKG11,,PS,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2492,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,This could have been a good opportunity to map wheat with a drone in early signs of drought stress to help generate a variable soil type map. Maybe Google Maps have done it for us.,"""Jury is still out on six-row barley quality"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 64.",England,UKG,UKG1,UKG11,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2493,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"Grass is now burning up, leaving the ewes running short","""Jury is still out on six-row barley quality"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 64.",England,UKG,UKG1,UKG11,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Sheep,,
2494,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"That doesn't sound too impressive, but considering the lengthy drought we're experiencing, things could have been a lot worse.","""Will's Way: Barley yields a relief, but wheat is struggling"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 92",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH13,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2495,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"The crop that concerns me the most is our wheat. It missed out on rain at the crucial time when the grains needed moisture to swell, so I'm bracing myself for bad news.","""Will's Way: Barley yields a relief, but wheat is struggling"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 93",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH13,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2496,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,Our spring wheat is really showing signs of stress and is struggling to get above knee height. I'm just glad we didn't drill too much of it.,"""Will's Way: Barley yields a relief, but wheat is struggling"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 94",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH13,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2497,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"With the ground being so dry, the risk of fire is never far away, and I urge all farmers to make sure their fire extinguishers are ready to go. We just added a second one to our combine with a long lance.","""Will's Way: Barley yields a relief, but wheat is struggling"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 95",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH13,,PR,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2498,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"I've heard of farmers filling up sprayers with water and standing them by the field, but 'm not sure we'll be going to those lengths just yet.","""Will's Way: Barley yields a relief, but wheat is struggling"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 96",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH13,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2499,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,The Environment Agency (EA) has stepped up farm inspections to ensure compliance with water abstraction licence conditions as the dry weather continues.,"""Environment Agency steps up inspections of water abstraction"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 12-13.",England,,,,,PR,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2500,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"The agency has seen a ""rapid decline"" in reservoir levels in the North West and said it supports the announcement by United Utilities that it will introduce a hosepipe ban from 5 August.","""Environment Agency steps up inspections of water abstraction"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 12-13.",England,,,,,SR,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2501,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"Even though groundwater supplies are at healthy levels across most of England and water companies have enough water to maintain supplies provided resources are managed properly, many rivers have dropped to levels lower than is normal for this time of year.","""Environment Agency steps up inspections of water abstraction"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 12-13.",England,,,,,S,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2502,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,The EA said it has robust plans in place to respond to these pressures. It has stepped up its incident response as well as checks on those abstracting water.,"""Environment Agency steps up inspections of water abstraction"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 12-13.",England,,,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2503,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"Paul Hickey, EA head of water resources, said: ""We are meeting with affected groups, including farmers, to provide practical advice about conserving water and planning for prolonged, dry weather. We encourage everyone to use water wisely to conserve supplies and protect the environment.""","""Environment Agency steps up inspections of water abstraction"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 12-13.",England,,,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2504,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"But she added: ""We are advising landowners to use a water meter so, if the EA inspectors turn up on farm, they can demonstrate they are abstracting within the limits.""","""Environment Agency steps up inspections of water abstraction"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 12-13.",England,,,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2505,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,Ms Twining said the prolonged dry weather should be a stimulus for farmers to review their water use and look at alternative ways to secure their future supply.,"""Environment Agency steps up inspections of water abstraction"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 12-13.",England,,,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2506,,,2012,,,,2012,,"Suffolk-based grower Andrew Blenkiron invested £700,(XX) in two farm reservoirs after dry weather reduced his irrigated cropping area by 20% in 2012.","""Environment Agency steps up inspections of water abstraction"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 12-13.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH13,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2507,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"At the Royal Welsh Show, farmers shared concerns with Ms Joynson about the ongoing dry weather and the stress of harvest, as well as variable prices and bovine ??.","""Rural mental health given top billing at Welsh"" show Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 18-19.",Wales,UKL,,,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2508,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"Farm leaders are seeking urgent action from the UK and Welsh governments to address the crippling impact of the dry, hot weather on farms and livestock.","""Desperate farms seek government help to cope with heatwave"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 6-7.",UK,,,,,PR,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2509,25,7,2018,Summer,25,7,2018,Summer,"Lesley Griffiths, Wales' cabinet secretary for rural affairs, hosted a dry weather summit at the Royal Welsh Show on Wednesday (25 July). The meeting brought together leaders from farming unions, government and the water industry to discuss opportunities to work together to help mitigate the impact of the ongoing dry weather.","""Desperate farms seek government help to cope with heatwave"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 6-7.",Wales,UKL,,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2510,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"Following a prolonged wet winter, 10 weeks of scorching weather has resulted in severely reduced grass growth and livestock farmers being forced to dip into winter fodder supplies.","""Desperate farms seek government help to cope with heatwave"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 6-7.",UK,,,,,PIR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,,,
2511,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"Reports of boreholes, wells and ponds running dry and livestock fertility issues due to heat stress have piled on the agony.","""Desperate farms seek government help to cope with heatwave"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 6-7.",UK,,,,,SI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,,,
2512,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,Representatives from the Farmers' Union of Wales (FUW) and NFU Cymru enquired about possible government support mechanisms to transport fodder to farms in remote parts of the UK.,"""Desperate farms seek government help to cope with heatwave"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 6-7.",Wales,UKL,,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,,,
2513,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"The unions are also requesting restrictions on putting potential bedding and feed into non-livestock uses, such as burning straw for power and using maize for AD. They are also seeking further derogations for Glastir, to waive stocking rate limits, permit the late sowing of fodder crops and allow livestock into wooded areas that would otherwise be restricted","""Desperate farms seek government help to cope with heatwave"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 6-7.",UK,,,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,,,
2514,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"The meeting discussed raising the 20cu m/ day water abstraction limit with Dwr Cymni (Welsh Water), and finding ways of speeding up the process of issuing temporary licences.","""Desperate farms seek government help to cope with heatwave"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 6-7.",Wales,UKL,,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,,,
2515,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"We also made a case for a fodder aid scheme to subsidise the high transport costs of the large amount of fodder that needs to be brought into Wales this year to make up for massively reduced forage yields, said NFU Cymru president John Davies.","""Desperate farms seek government help to cope with heatwave"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 6-7.",Wales,UKL,,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,,,
2516,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"Working parties will be set up to explore other options, including preparing a case for Brussels for advance Basic Payment Scheme payments this autumn, to ease cashflow problems. FUW head of policy Nick Fenwick said: ""We wrote to the Welsh cabinet office about four weeks ago on these issues. We stressed that, since then, every day and every hour, livestock have been eating feed that should have been kept for winter.","""Desperate farms seek government help to cope with heatwave"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 6-7.",Wales,UKL,,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,,,
2517,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"There is no grass growth at all. We have not managed to get our second cut of silage, or any regrowth on the fields we have cut. We are feeding our winter stock to the cattle now. We are going to run out of fodder. James Ludgate. beef and sheep farmer, Thame, Oxfordshire","""WHAT IMPACT HAS THE DRY SPELL HAD ON YOUR FARM?"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 7.",England,UKJ,UKJ1,UKJ14,Thame,IRI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Fodder,,
2518,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"After we got a first cut of silage, there is just nothing there. We need a total downpour. At this time of year, you really need the livestock out on the grass. But we are buying in feed now.","""WHAT IMPACT HAS THE DRY SPELL HAD ON YOUR FARM?"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 7.",Wales,UKL,UKL2,UKL24,Newton,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Fodder,,
2519,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"We operate a rotational system, but the grass has stopped growing. We are feeding the sheep hay as well as concentrates. That's winter feed. Our margins are really small. This will have a dramatic impact on our feed bills.","""WHAT IMPACT HAS THE DRY SPELL HAD ON YOUR FARM?"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 7.",Wales,UKL,UKL2,UKL22,Cardiff,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Fodder,,
2520,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"With the dry weather continuing to affect much of the country and water levels falling, comparisons have inevitably been made with the 'great drought' of 1976.","""A drought to remember - how farmers coped in 1976"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 14-15.",England,,,,,PS,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2521,9,4,1976,Spring,9,4,1976,Spring,"As early as 9 April 1976, Fanners Weekly ran the headline 'Save water' calls go out as reservoirs nin dry. ""Much of England is in the grip of a drought that brings water rationing closer every day"", we reported.","""A drought to remember - how farmers coped in 1976"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 14-15.",England,,,,,PR,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2522,9,4,1976,Spring,9,4,1976,Spring,"Both arable and livestock farmers were advised by the then Ministry of Agriculture to expect rationing later in the year, and to keep private supplies well topped up","""A drought to remember - how farmers coped in 1976"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 14-15.",England,,,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2523,9,4,1976,Spring,9,4,1976,Spring,"But predictions of tighter feed supplies and more mouths to feed were driving up hay and straw prices - barley straw was quoted at £20/t, while grass keep was up 20% at £40/acre.","""A drought to remember - how farmers coped in 1976"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 14-15.",England,,,,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Feed,,
2524,9,4,1976,Spring,9,4,1976,Spring,"But predictions of tighter feed supplies and more mouths to feed were driving up hay and straw prices - barley straw was quoted at £20/t, while grass keep was up 20% at £40/acre.","""A drought to remember - how farmers coped in 1976"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 14-15.",Wales,UKL,,,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Feed,,
2525,9,4,1976,Spring,9,4,1976,Spring,"Other commodity prices were in the ascendency as a result of existing and predicted shortages, with ware potatoes hitting £250/t. ""1 will never see prices like this again in my lifetime,"" predicted Hertfordshire grower Keith Hodge.","""A drought to remember - how farmers coped in 1976"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 14-15.",England,UKH,UKH2,UKH23,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Potato,,
2526,9,4,1976,Spring,9,4,1976,Spring,"Later that month we reported on a Cotswolds dairy farmer whose cows were without water for 24 hours as his springs dried up and he had to install a stronger pump. But Dorset farmer Anthony Hunt had excellent grass growth, thanks to his choice of Italian ryegrass and a slurry irrigation system.","""A drought to remember - how farmers coped in 1976"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 14-15.",England,UKK,UKK2,UKK22,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,"Dairy, Grass",,
2527,22,5,1976,Spring,22,5,1976,Spring,"The hot weather continued through May and into June, with Bedfordshire farmer Tony Burton cutting his first hay on 22 May - several weeks ahead of normal.","""A drought to remember - how farmers coped in 1976"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 14-15.",England,UKH,UKH2,UKH25,,PR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Hay,,
2528,18,6,1976,Summer,18,6,1976,Summer,"The hot spell also brought an increased disease risk for growing crops, and in the 18 June issue we ran an article ""Aphid blitz raises wheat yield fears"", covering the rapid build-up of cereal aphids in the South East and East Anglia. This threatened to cut yields by 20% and some farmers resorted to aerial spraying with helicopters to try to check the problem.","""A drought to remember - how farmers coped in 1976"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 14-15.",England,UKJ,,,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2529,18,6,1976,Summer,18,6,1976,Summer,"The hot spell also brought an increased disease risk for growing crops, and in the 18 June issue we ran an article ""Aphid blitz raises wheat yield fears"", covering the rapid build-up of cereal aphids in the South East and East Anglia. This threatened to cut yields by 20% and some farmers resorted to aerial spraying with helicopters to try to check the problem.","""A drought to remember - how farmers coped in 1976"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 14-15.",England,UKH,UKH1,,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2530,9,7,1976,Summer,9,7,1976,Summer,"The Editor's Diary of 9 July spoke of increasing farmer concern at the Royal Show at Stoneleigh, epitomised by the death of two pigs from heat exhaustion.","""A drought to remember - how farmers coped in 1976"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 14-15.",England,UKG,UKG1,UKG13,Stoneleigh,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Pigs,,
2531,9,7,1976,Summer,9,7,1976,Summer,"1 heard many stories of parched pastures and prematurely ripening com from the farming visitors who sought shelter and sympathy on our stand, wrote editor Travers Legge","""A drought to remember - how farmers coped in 1976"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 14-15.",England,UKG,UKG1,UKG13,Stoneleigh,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Pasture,,
2532,9,7,1976,Summer,9,7,1976,Summer,"Cereal seed availability fell by 20%, while herbage seed was coming in at less than half its normal yield. ""Demand for seed is abnormally high, as farmers order to reseed failed spring sowings,"" we reported.","""A drought to remember - how farmers coped in 1976"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 14-15.",England,,,,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
2533,9,7,1976,Summer,9,7,1976,Summer,"Meanwhile, Norfolk sheep farmer Patricia Russell was forced to sell off some of the flock she had spent seven years building up due to the ""desperate"" grazing situation. Norfolk had had its driest June for more than a century.","""A drought to remember - how farmers coped in 1976"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 14-15.",England,,,,,PIR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Sheep,,
2534,16,7,1976,Summer,16,7,1976,Summer,"Our 16 July issue also focused on a spate of field fires, especially in Wales. The Boden family fought a fire on their farm for three days, with Ned Boden losing a stone in weight and becoming seriously ill with smoke poisoning. More than 80% of nis 170-acre hill farm was destroyed and he was forced to sell his lambs as stores. Welsh farmers were angered by the lack of help from the fire service or the army, which, they said, had ""put trees before sheep"".","""A drought to remember - how farmers coped in 1976"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 14-15.",Wales,UKL,,,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Sheep,,
2535,16,7,1976,Summer,16,7,1976,Summer,"But at least farmers were told by planning minister John Silkin they would be prioritised should water rationing come in, as he introduced the government's Drought Bill on 14 July, giving authorities the right to ban the use of water in swimming pools and car washes.","""A drought to remember - how farmers coped in 1976"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 14-15.",UK,,,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2536,16,7,1976,Summer,16,7,1976,Summer,"For dairy farmers, the drought was proving a huge challenge. One farmer lost his cooling system overnight and, by the next day, his milk was well on the way to becoming butter.","""A drought to remember - how farmers coped in 1976"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 14-15.",UK,,,,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2537,16,7,1976,Summer,16,7,1976,Summer,"North East dairy farmer Colin Frank was forced to start strip-grazing his maize in late July owing to the lack of grass, as his Guernsey cows threatened to dry 'Aoff early.","""A drought to remember - how farmers coped in 1976"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 14-15.",England,UKC,,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2538,,8,1976,Summer,,8,1976,Summer,"Moving into August, arable farmers in the East had already accepted a voluntary ban on irrigating crops. The new Drought Act, however, gave water authorities the r.ght to impose strict rationing, while farmers were told not to burn straw or stubble, but to incorporate it with the cultivator.","""A drought to remember - how farmers coped in 1976"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 14-15.",England,,,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2539,,8,1976,Summer,,8,1976,Summer,"Dairy farmers in the South West were also reaching crisis point, with the Milk Marketing Board using bulk tankers to deliver water to some farms","""A drought to remember - how farmers coped in 1976"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 14-15.",England,UKK,,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2540,,8,1976,Summer,,8,1976,Summer,"Dorset dairy farmer Gerald House told Farmers Weekly he had had only a 1/4 in of rain since early March, a second cut of silage had been impossible and lost summer milk production had cost him £6,000","""A drought to remember - how farmers coped in 1976"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 14-15.",England,UKK,UKK2,UKK22,,PR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2541,,8,1976,Summer,,8,1976,Summer,"In Derbyshire, dairy farmers were culling hard to contain feed costs as milk output fell. ""There is no room for passengers,"" said NFU county milk chairman Bill brown. At least they were making good money, at about £300 for well-fleshed animals.","""A drought to remember - how farmers coped in 1976"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 14-15.",England,UKF,UKF1,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2542,,8,1976,Summer,,8,1976,Summer,"Welsh sheep producers were also up against it. Sheep dipping was abandoned on many farms by mid-August, with the NFU asking for special dispensation for farmers to be able to sell their animals as ""undipped"".","""A drought to remember - how farmers coped in 1976"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 14-15.",Wales,UKL,,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Sheep,,
2543,,8,1976,Summer,,8,1976,Summer,"Adas divisional drainage officer in Gwent and Glamorgan, C Griffiths, said the situation was at crisis point, with streams and ponds empty, springs drying up for the first time in living memory and mains supplies being cut for 12 hours a day.","""A drought to remember - how farmers coped in 1976"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 14-15.",Wales,UKL,"UKL1, UKL2","UKL16, UKL22",Gwent and Glamorgan,SR,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2544,,8,1976,Summer,,8,1976,Summer,"However, farmers were dissuaded from reseeding scorched plots, told byAdas that ""parched pastures will recover when the rain comes"".","""A drought to remember - how farmers coped in 1976"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 14-15.",Wales,UKL,"UKL1, UKL2","UKL16, UKL22",Gwent and Glamorgan,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Pasture,,
2545,28,8,1976,Summer,28,8,1976,Summer,"And then the rain did come - almost inevitably, following the appointment of MP Denis Howell as the UK's first ""drought minister"" and the establishment of a ""water emergency committee"".","""A drought to remember - how farmers coped in 1976"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 14-15.",UK,,,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2546,,9,1976,Summer,,9,1976,Summer,"Of course, the legacy of the drought was felt for many months to come, especially for livestock fanners, who faced crippling bills to keep their animals fed during the winter.","""A drought to remember - how farmers coped in 1976"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 14-15.",UK,,,,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Feed,,
2547,,9,1976,Summer,,9,1976,Summer,"The potato crop was decimated, vegetable crops were a disaster and the UK was faced with the cost of importing an extra million tonnes of grain to make good the national shortfall.","""A drought to remember - how farmers coped in 1976"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 14-15.",UK,,,,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,"Potatoes, vegetables",,
2548,,6,1976,Summer,,6,1976,Summer,17.2 mm Rainfall in June 1976,"""A drought to remember - how farmers coped in 1976"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 14-15.",UK,,,,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2549,,6,2018,Summer,,6,2018,Summer,15mm Rainfall in June 2018,"""A drought to remember - how farmers coped in 1976"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p 14-15.",UK,,,,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2550,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,Blackgrass sufferers are urged to wait before cultivating fields as the grassweed's seed is unlikely to germinate in such dry soils.,"""Cut threat from blackgrass by leaving dry soils alone"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p: 57.",UK,,,,,SR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Grass,,
2551,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"The most beneficial thing you can do when conditions are hot and dry is to leave blackgrass seed on the surface after harvest to let it degrade naturally in sunlight, he said.","""Cut threat from blackgrass by leaving dry soils alone"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p: 57.",UK,,,,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Grass,,
2552,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,The earliest wheat harvest for more than 40 years is showing that yields have been damaged by the summer drought although early grain quality is looking promising. Oli Hill and David Jones report,"""Wheat quality looks good but yields disappoint"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p: 52-53.",UK,,,,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2553,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"The early wheat harvest is producing generally high-quality grain although yields are lower, with many crops having seen no rain for more than two months in the summer heatwave.","""Wheat quality looks good but yields disappoint"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p: 52-53.",UK,,,,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2554,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"Many wheat crops are seeing yields typically down 15-20% across southeastern England, the area worst hit by soaring temperatures.","""Wheat quality looks good but yields disappoint"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p: 52-53.",England,UKJ,,,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2555,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"This is the earliest harvest we have seen since the drought of 1976, as we saw nothing but cold and wet until mid-May and then a heatwave, he told Farmers Weekly.","""Wheat quality looks good but yields disappoint"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p: 52-53.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2556,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"We are seeing poor yields due to drought, with no rain since mid-May and damage from blossom midge, he said.","""Wheat quality looks good but yields disappoint"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p: 52-53.",England,UKH,UKH3,UKH33,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2557,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"Mr Tetlow is a partner of AWT Farm Services, farming about 2,000 arable hectare for a number of landowners in Cambridgeshire, Essex and Suffolk. He expects that harvest could be over for the group by the first week of August if this dry weather continues.","""Wheat quality looks good but yields disappoint"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p: 52-53.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2558,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"Mr Tetlow is a partner of AWT Farm Services, farming about 2,000 arable hectare for a number of landowners in Cambridgeshire, Essex and Suffolk. He expects that harvest could be over for the group by the first week of August if this dry weather continues.","""Wheat quality looks good but yields disappoint"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p: 52-53.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2559,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"Mr Tetlow is a partner of AWT Farm Services, farming about 2,000 arable hectare for a number of landowners in Cambridgeshire, Essex and Suffolk. He expects that harvest could be over for the group by the first week of August if this dry weather continues.","""Wheat quality looks good but yields disappoint"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p: 52-53.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2560,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"So far, the hot, dry summer is making it difficult for sheep producers to get lambs fit and off farm while keeping ewes in good condition, especially after a tough spring.","""Health and nutrition tips in a heatwave"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p: 40-41.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Sheep,,
2561,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"Grass growth is stagnant across much of the UK, meaning grazing pressure is high at a time when most fanners are trying to wean and finish lambs before getting ewes ready for the tupping season","""Health and nutrition tips in a heatwave"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p: 40-41.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,"Sheep, Grass",,
2562,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"More than anything, as they prepare for tupping, they need to be body condition scoring (BCS) and dividing their flock so they're not at the mercy of the weather, she said. ""With supplies tight, lambs need to be off the ewes, and got away - either fat or as stores,"" she advised. ""People cannot afford to sacrifice the ewes.""","""Health and nutrition tips in a heatwave"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p: 40-41.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Sheep,,
2563,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,Nick Canning from Strathclyde Nutrition  said  farmers should consider getting lambs off ewes as soon as possible to reduce pressure on the grass and ewes and consider supplementation.,"""Health and nutrition tips in a heatwave"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p: 40-41.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Sheep,,
2564,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"With grass growth poor on many farms, hay volumes due to be down and silage stocks due to be about 30% less than normal, many farmers will be grazing cattle for longer into the winter and therefore, grass availability for sheep will be further reduced, he explained.","""Health and nutrition tips in a heatwave"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p: 40-41.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,"Sheep, Grass",,
2565,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"If you take a ewe with twin lambs - if you can get the lambs off the ewe and you can supplement her, you can get four ewes in her place, he said. ""If you can get four ewes onto the same pasture for one [ewe], you can get fields shut up for silage and hay and that'll help you survive the winter.""","""Health and nutrition tips in a heatwave"" Farmers Weekly, 27 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (20) p: 40-41.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Sheep,,
2566,3,8,2018,Summer,3,8,2018,Summer,"In seven months we have experienced the wettest, coldest, driest and warmest weather in recent memory.","""Even if sunshine breaks, we're facing a winter feed deficit"" Farmers Weekly, 3 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (21) p: 40.",Wales,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2567,3,8,2018,Summer,3,8,2018,Summer,Grass growth on the farm has ground to a halt. Areas of thinner soils are completely burned off and we have generated more seed heads than I thought possible.,"""Even if sunshine breaks, we're facing a winter feed deficit"" Farmers Weekly, 3 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (21) p: 40.",Wales,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2568,3,8,2018,Summer,3,8,2018,Summer,"Our reaction on the grazing front has been to slow the cows down to a 50-60 day round, resulting in grazed grass only making up approximately 5kg of their diet's dry matter with 5kg of corn in the parlour and the remainder being first-cut pit silage spread on top of the grazing. As the grip of the drought has tightened, palm kernel has been added and we have had to shift to using bales as the pit has now been finished","""Even if sunshine breaks, we're facing a winter feed deficit"" Farmers Weekly, 3 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (21) p: 40.",Wales,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,"Cow, Grass",,
2569,3,8,2018,Summer,3,8,2018,Summer,It is quite evident now no matter how good the back end is there is going to be a winter feed deficit.,"""Even if sunshine breaks, we're facing a winter feed deficit"" Farmers Weekly, 3 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (21) p: 40.",Wales,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Feed,,
2570,3,8,2018,Summer,3,8,2018,Summer,"We must ensure we continue to speak with people, seek help if needed and keep our advisers in the loop.","""Even if sunshine breaks, we're facing a winter feed deficit"" Farmers Weekly, 3 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (21) p: 40.",Wales,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,,,
2571,3,8,2018,Summer,3,8,2018,Summer,The drought and the increasing prospect of a no-deal exit from the EU have combined to push farming higher up the political agenda,"""Drought may finally help government value farming"" Farmers Weekly, 3 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (21) p: 5.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PR,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2572,3,8,2018,Summer,3,8,2018,Summer,"A tricky oilseed rape harvest, beset by very dry weather, is set to produce a lower national crop as experts downgrade their yield predictions.","""Rapeseed on track for low national crop"" Farmers Weekly, 3 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (21) p 47.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2573,3,8,2018,Summer,3,8,2018,Summer,"Without the difficult dry summer and worries about root crops and grass I think the trade would be flying because of the way hoggetts were earlier this year, Mr Christopher told Fanners Weekly.","""Early store lambs back, but trade strong for short-keeps""  Farmers Weekly, 3 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (21) p 106-107.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Sheep,,
2574,3,8,2018,Summer,3,8,2018,Summer,"Drought-like conditions this summer have caused numerous issues for livestock farmers, not least the concern of potential forage shortages later in the year.","""How to deal with mineral deficiency when sudden rain follows drought"" Farmers Weekly, 3 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (21) p 34-35.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Forage,,
2575,3,8,2018,Summer,3,8,2018,Summer,"Producers also need to be aware of the impact on the content of the forage as well as volume, including the mineral availability of grazed grass and other forage, experts have warned.","""How to deal with mineral deficiency when sudden rain follows drought"" Farmers Weekly, 3 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (21) p 34-35.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Forage,,
2576,3,8,2018,Summer,3,8,2018,Summer,"The dry period has left many grazing platforms looking like standing crops of hay, which may have serious implications on pasture vitamin E. Hay has a much lower vitamin E content than grass, so grazing is likely to be low in vitamin E, which has antioxidant properties. Due to the relationship between selenium and vitamin E, this is likely to cause an increased selenium requirement in grazing animals.","""How to deal with mineral deficiency when sudden rain follows drought"" Farmers Weekly, 3 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (21) p 34-35.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Forage,,
2577,3,8,2018,Summer,3,8,2018,Summer,Testing of selenium status and supplementation if required will be important. You can test for deficiency through analysing forage samples and/or blood samples.,"""How to deal with mineral deficiency when sudden rain follows drought"" Farmers Weekly, 3 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (21) p 34-35.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Forage,,
2578,3,8,2018,Summer,3,8,2018,Summer,"The prolonged period of exceptionally hot, dry weather following a wet spring means that some potato growers will struggle to fulfil their forward supply contracts, said Ms Robinson.","""Check supply contracts for droughted crops"" Farmers Weekly, 3 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (21) p 20.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Potato,,
2579,3,8,2018,Summer,3,8,2018,Summer,"With many livestock farms facing the prospect of grass silage shortages this winter as a result of the drought, farmers are being urged to minimise maize losses.","""Minimise maize losses as feed supplies tighten"" Farmers Weekly, 3 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (21) p 37.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PIR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,"Grass, Maize",,
2580,3,8,2018,Summer,3,8,2018,Summer,"This summer's heatwave is just one aspect of our changing climate, meteorologists suggest. Johann Tasker reports. The UK is at its hottest for 100 years, according to a Met Office report that suggests farmers can expect more extreme weather as the climate continues to change.","'Hottest UK' set to get warmer and wetter, Met Office forecasts Farmers Weekly, 3 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (21) p 18.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,D,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2581,3,8,2018,Summer,3,8,2018,Summer,"Both prolonged dry periods, and intense rainfall events, appear to be becoming an ever-increasing feature of Britain's weather, he said.","'Hottest UK' set to get warmer and wetter, Met Office forecasts Farmers Weekly, 3 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (21) p 18.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,D,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2582,3,8,2018,Summer,3,8,2018,Summer,"We need to ensure that we have the infrastructure, regulations and plans in place to capture and store the deluge and maximise its availability when we need it.","'Hottest UK' set to get warmer and wetter, Met Office forecasts Farmers Weekly, 3 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (21) p 18.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2583,3,8,2018,Summer,3,8,2018,Summer,"Nine of the 10 warmest years for the UK have now occurred since 2002, and the top 10 have all occurred since 1990.","'Hottest UK' set to get warmer and wetter, Met Office forecasts Farmers Weekly, 3 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (21) p 18.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,D,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2584,3,8,2018,Summer,3,8,2018,Summer,Maize crops that have been stressed by the drought may be saved yet and farmers shouldn't be too quick to try to cut their losses by harvesting them too early.,"""Don't give up hope on maize crops yet, growers urged"" Farmers Weekly, 3 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (21) p 36-37.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Maize,,
2585,3,8,2018,Summer,3,8,2018,Summer,"My advice would be to monitor crops closely in the next couple of weeks because some will recover for sure. Others may not, but I haven't seen many that won't give us something.","""Don't give up hope on maize crops yet, growers urged"" Farmers Weekly, 3 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (21) p 36-37.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Maize,,
2586,3,8,2018,Summer,3,8,2018,Summer,Many crops have suffered badly from the drought and some have even failed completely - petering out at a height of 25cm.,"""Don't give up hope on maize crops yet, growers urged"" Farmers Weekly, 3 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (21) p 36-37.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2587,3,8,2018,Summer,3,8,2018,Summer,Defra secretary Michael Gove has pledged to do everything necessary to help farmers hit by one of the driest summers in living memory.,"""Gove pledges 'whatever it takes' to help farms survive"" Farmers Weekly, 3 aUG 2018, vol: 169 (21) p 8-9.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,DR,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2588,3,8,2018,Summer,3,8,2018,Summer,"The promise came as the Met Office released provisional statistics showing last month was the third warmest July on record - with a mean average temperature of 17.2C, narrowly behind the records of 17.8C in 2006 and the 17.3C seen in 1983.","""Gove pledges 'whatever it takes' to help farms survive"" Farmers Weekly, 3 aUG 2018, vol: 169 (21) p 8-9.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2589,3,8,2018,Summer,3,8,2018,Summer,"With no significant rain since May, those present called on the government for shortterm flexibility on water abstraction rules, the speeding up of overdue support payments, and support for transporting fodder and straw to farms in need.","""Gove pledges 'whatever it takes' to help farms survive"" Farmers Weekly, 3 aUG 2018, vol: 169 (21) p 8-9.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PR,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2590,3,8,2018,Summer,3,8,2018,Summer,"But these arrangements will only be allowed if the agency is ""reasonably satisfied"" there will be no adverse impacts on the environment or other water users.","""Gove pledges 'whatever it takes' to help farms survive"" Farmers Weekly, 3 aUG 2018, vol: 169 (21) p 8-9.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2591,3,8,2018,Summer,3,8,2018,Summer,"Farmers are also being urged to help each other, with cereal growers encouraged to bale surplus straw from combinable crops and offer it to livestock producers suffering from a shortage of summer grazing and winter forage.","""Gove pledges 'whatever it takes' to help farms survive"" Farmers Weekly, 3 aUG 2018, vol: 169 (21) p 8-9.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2592,3,8,2018,Summer,3,8,2018,Summer,It has also emphasised and the need for future policies to address market failure and volatility rather than being based purely on environmental measures.,"""Gove pledges 'whatever it takes' to help farms survive"" Farmers Weekly, 3 aUG 2018, vol: 169 (21) p 8-9.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2593,3,8,2018,Summer,3,8,2018,Summer,"This was a surprisingly good result as the farm had seen no rain for nearly two months until last weekend, and it has been the driest season Mr Murdo has seen in the 20 years he has spent on the light land estate.","""Spring malting barley harvest begins with good grain quality"" Farmers Weekly, 3 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (21) p 42.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Barley,,
2594,3,8,2018,Summer,3,8,2018,Summer,The drought has probably helped to keep nitrogen levels low as a lot of fertiliser applied to the crop in the dry weather was not washed into the soil and taken up by the crop.,"""Spring malting barley harvest begins with good grain quality"" Farmers Weekly, 3 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (21) p 42.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Barley,,
2595,27,7,1976,Summer,27,7,1976,Summer,"The crop came into ear, but when I came to combine it there was almost no grain in the ears.","""LETTERS"" Farmers Weekly, 3 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (21) p 26-27.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Barley,,
2596,3,8,2018,Summer,3,8,2018,Summer,Local farmers all told me the same story: they are using winter hay stocks to keep the livestock going over the summer. ,"""LETTERS"" Farmers Weekly, 3 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (21) p 26-27.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Forrage,,
2597,3,8,2018,Summer,3,8,2018,Summer,"At least, though, copious rain in the winter and spring meant that no restriction on water use was necessary... this time.","""LETTERS"" Farmers Weekly, 3 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (21) p 26-27.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2598,3,8,2018,Summer,3,8,2018,Summer,"Over the past four years however, the summers have been getting dryer, hotter and longer, and farming through the season is becoming increasingly challenging.","""LETTERS"" Farmers Weekly, 3 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (21) p 26-27.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,D,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2599,3,8,2018,Summer,3,8,2018,Summer,"With scientists in consensus that these Europe-wide heatwaves will increase in length, intensity and frequency in the future, and are most likely influenced by man-made climate change, the farmers of the Limousin have started to plan for the future.","""LETTERS"" Farmers Weekly, 3 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (21) p 26-27.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,DR,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2600,3,8,2018,Summer,3,8,2018,Summer,There is a vital message for dairy farmers if they are to survive these extreme conditions.,"""LETTERS"" Farmers Weekly, 3 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (21) p 26-27.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2601,3,8,2018,Summer,3,8,2018,Summer,"With dairy farmers having to use their winter feed, may I suggest that this is the right time to work out how their forage is going to last between now and turnout next spring. Do this per cow. Include silage and straw and forward buy any other feeds, such as nutritionally improved straw if you can get it, sugar beet pulp etc, and feed it now to supplement their concentrates.","""LETTERS"" Farmers Weekly, 3 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (21) p 26-27.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Feed,,
2602,3,8,2018,Summer,3,8,2018,Summer,"AHDB monitor farmer Joe Howard has stopped making silage and let beef cattle on to the standing crop that would usually be baled. On light land in north Nottinghamshire, he built up a wedge of grass as a precaution because he always expects drought to occur at this time of year.","""Crops and grass bear brunt of heatwave"" Farmers Weekly, 3 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (21) p 19.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Grass,,
2603,3,8,2018,Summer,3,8,2018,Summer,"We have had to pause rotational grazing for our finishing stock due to minimal grass growth but we'll reintroduce it as soon as growth rates rise, but for now we're feeding silage. We've also been feeding on a herb rich grass ley, which means they've been able to graze on chicory.","""Crops and grass bear brunt of heatwave"" Farmers Weekly, 3 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (21) p 19.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Grass,,
2604,3,8,2018,Summer,3,8,2018,Summer,"This year's onion harvest is likely to be 25% down both in quality and quantity, said British Onions chairman and grower Tim Elcombe, of Bedfordshire Growers. ""The reduced yield potential for most is already apparent,"" he added.","""Crops and grass bear brunt of heatwave"" Farmers Weekly, 3 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (21) p 19.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Horticulture,Onion,,
2605,3,8,2018,Summer,3,8,2018,Summer,"Warm weather in May allowed the crop to catch up after a wet cold spring delayed drilling. But hot weather since then put it under considerable stress. ""Most crops are going to suffer from a lack of large onions, which will have an effect on availability.""","""Crops and grass bear brunt of heatwave"" Farmers Weekly, 3 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (21) p 19.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Horticulture,Onion,,
2606,3,8,2018,Summer,3,8,2018,Summer,British carrot growers expect the lowest yields for decades - meaning a big rise in imports and prompting a crisis expected to continue for up to 11 months. Agronomist Howard Hinds estimates the carrots he manages will yield 30-40% less than last year.,"""Crops and grass bear brunt of heatwave"" Farmers Weekly, 3 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (21) p 19.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Horticulture,Carrot,,
2607,3,8,2018,Summer,3,8,2018,Summer,"Rodger Hobson, chairman of the British Carrot Growers Association, said: ""We have suffered the 'perfect storm' of poor conditions this year. This weather has hit all the major growing areas of Norfolk, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, Lancashire and Fife.""","""Crops and grass bear brunt of heatwave"" Farmers Weekly, 3 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (21) p 19.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Carrot,,
2608,3,8,2018,Summer,3,8,2018,Summer,"Rodger Hobson, chairman of the British Carrot Growers Association, said: ""We have suffered the 'perfect storm' of poor conditions this year. This weather has hit all the major growing areas of Norfolk, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, Lancashire and Fife.""","""Crops and grass bear brunt of heatwave"" Farmers Weekly, 3 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (21) p 19.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Carrot,,
2609,3,8,2018,Summer,3,8,2018,Summer,"Rodger Hobson, chairman of the British Carrot Growers Association, said: ""We have suffered the 'perfect storm' of poor conditions this year. This weather has hit all the major growing areas of Norfolk, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, Lancashire and Fife.""","""Crops and grass bear brunt of heatwave"" Farmers Weekly, 3 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (21) p 19.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Carrot,,
2610,3,8,2018,Summer,3,8,2018,Summer,"Rodger Hobson, chairman of the British Carrot Growers Association, said: ""We have suffered the 'perfect storm' of poor conditions this year. This weather has hit all the major growing areas of Norfolk, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, Lancashire and Fife.""","""Crops and grass bear brunt of heatwave"" Farmers Weekly, 3 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (21) p 19.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Carrot,,
2611,3,8,2018,Summer,3,8,2018,Summer,"Rodger Hobson, chairman of the British Carrot Growers Association, said: ""We have suffered the 'perfect storm' of poor conditions this year. This weather has hit all the major growing areas of Norfolk, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, Lancashire and Fife.""","""Crops and grass bear brunt of heatwave"" Farmers Weekly, 3 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (21) p 19.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Carrot,,
2612,3,8,2018,Summer,3,8,2018,Summer,"Rodger Hobson, chairman of the British Carrot Growers Association, said: ""We have suffered the 'perfect storm' of poor conditions this year. This weather has hit all the major growing areas of Norfolk, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, Lancashire and Fife.""","""Crops and grass bear brunt of heatwave"" Farmers Weekly, 3 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (21) p 19.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Carrot,,
2613,3,8,2018,Summer,3,8,2018,Summer,"Last year's bumper harvest is rapidly becoming a distant memory, with lighter land crops in desperate need of rain - prompting expectations that this autumn's harvest will see lower yields and factories opening later in the hope the beet bulks up.","""Crops and grass bear brunt of heatwave"" Farmers Weekly, 3 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (21) p 19.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PIR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Sugar beet,,
2614,3,8,2018,Summer,3,8,2018,Summer,"As with most arable crops, sugar beet has been affected by the exceptionally dry and warm conditions this summer, said British Sugar agriculture director Colm McKay. ""We'll continue with our usual field assessments and announce campaign start dates soon.""","""Crops and grass bear brunt of heatwave"" Farmers Weekly, 3 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (21) p 19.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Sugar beet,,
2615,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,"The list of events is not exclusive; they are examples of the kind of things that constitute 'circumstances beyond the reasonable control' of a party. Serious weather conditions such as drought are not mentioned explicitly, but we would argue that they fall within the spirit and the letter of the provision.","""Understanding force majeure and how it affects farm contracts"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 18-19.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2616,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,"A new service has been launched by the NFU to match farmers and growers who urgently need water with neighbouring farm businesses which have a surplus. The Water Bank is a response to an appeal to the Environment Agency for more flexibility in the water abstraction licensing system. The agency has agreed to approve - where possible - fast-track, short-term local trades of water to help farmers cope with ongoing hot, dry weather. Water trading will be localised, with donors and recipients needing to operate within the same hydrological unit, meaning the same river or groundwater aquifer.","""Water Bank to help drought-hit farmers"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 7.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2617,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,Mr Roberts said the launch of the NFU Water Bank as a web-based noticeboard could be of considerable help to fruit and vegetable producers as they used up their annual abstraction volumes. Livestock producers who relied on drinking water from abstracted sources could also benefit.,"""Water Bank to help drought-hit farmers"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 7.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2618,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,"Wheat growers who have taken action to prepare for dry weather, such as using high seed rates and no-tillage, are seeing better-than-expected yields in a generally disappointing wheat harvest.One light-land Suffolk estate is seeing more encouraging yields than first feared as it has adjusted its wheat seed rates and early spring nitrogen fertiliser while using plenty of manure to retain soil moisture.","""Wheat growers look to cope in dry conditions"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 46-47.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2619,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,"Crop consultant Adas has forecast that overall wheat yields will be down 5-8% at about 7.67.8t/ha compared with a five-year average of 8.2t/ha, to give a crop of 13.5m tonnes, down from 14.8m tonnes in 2017.","""Wheat growers look to cope in dry conditions"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 46-47.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2620,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,"Wheat is not the disaster we had first feared and the quality is really good, said the group's grain trader Tom Eaton.","""Wheat growers look to cope in dry conditions"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 46-47.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2621,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,"With the bulk of the milling wheat likely to be cut this week and with little rain in the forecast, the milling premium has already come in to about £7-£13/t over feed wheat, compared with £10-£20/t in the second half of last year.","""Wheat growers look to cope in dry conditions"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 46-47.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2622,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,Concerns about feed supplies have led to a rise in dairy dispersal sales across the UK and pulled sales forward from the usual autumn period.,"""Drought drives increase in dairy dispersal sales"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 16-17.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2623,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,Prices for some commercial dairy cows in milk have fallen by up to £300 a head in a month as producers battling drought conditions slash cow numbers.,"""Drought drives increase in dairy dispersal sales"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 16-17.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2624,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,Producers relying mainly on grazing have been looking to streamline herds or get out of milk altogether as the drought decimates forage stocks and input costs soar.,"""Drought drives increase in dairy dispersal sales"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 16-17.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2625,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,"Auctioneers told Farmers Weekly sellers were willing to move animals around the country, to buyers in Scotland and Cumbria to maximise prices.","""Drought drives increase in dairy dispersal sales"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 16-17.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2626,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,"September and October is always busy for dispersal sales, but we have seen a significant correlation between the dry weather and sales booked in earlier than usual, said Mr Hassall. In many cases the sales are milking portions as well as whole-herd dispersals.","""Drought drives increase in dairy dispersal sales"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 16-17.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2627,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,"I can see a second wave of more youngstock coming to market. They are a bit of a luxury at the moment and farmers will begin to question whether they have enough feed for them as well, Mr Hassall said.","""Drought drives increase in dairy dispersal sales"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 16-17.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2628,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,"Mr Brooksbank added that he had seen a dramatic change in attitudes among dairy farmers, who had become more nervous in recent months, but said if producers had suitable feed stocks, they should hold on.","""Drought drives increase in dairy dispersal sales"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 16-17.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2629,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,"Concentrate prices have risen by £25/t on average since the start of the year and are likely to be in the £240-£250/t region over the winter, according to AHDB Dairy. The tipping point for producers to sell cows would be the inability to feed them, said NFU dairy board chairman Michael Oakes","""Drought drives increase in dairy dispersal sales"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 16-17.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2630,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,The UK is under pressure to implement a Brussels decision allowing EU member states to make early direct payments to farmers battling drought conditions.,"""Government under pressure to provide early direct payments"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 10.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2631,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,"Mr Hogan said member states should ""look into all possible actions and measures"" as he announced two initiatives to help farmers: * Higher advanced payments - farmers will be able to receive up to 70% of their direct payment and 85% of rural development payments as of mid-October 2018, rather than having to wait until December. * Partial relaxation of greening mies - easing of crop diversification and ecological focus area rules on land lying fallow, to allow it to be used for the production of animal feed.","""Government under pressure to provide early direct payments"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 10.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2632,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,"Speaking after last week's drought summit with farm leaders in London, Defra secretary Michael Gove pledged to do ""whatever it takes"" to help farmers, but early part-payments have not yet been announced.","""Government under pressure to provide early direct payments"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 10.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2633,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,NFU Scotland vice-president Martin Kennedy said a flexible approach to greening rules would help farmers mitigate against the worst effects of the dry weather.,"""Government under pressure to provide early direct payments"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 10.",Scotland,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2634,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,"NFU Scotland is making a formal request to the Scottish government to pay at least 90% of BPS money in October, as happened last year due to the IT difficulties at the time. It also wants the Scottish government to bring forward the payment of all pillar 2 payments - including the Less Favoured Area Support Scheme.","""Government under pressure to provide early direct payments"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 10.",Scotland,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2635,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,Drought conditions have led to concerns of straw shortages and rising winter bedding costs. Michael Priestley spoke to livestock advisers for tips on how to cope Straw prices have risen 20-50% on the year as drought has hit cereal yields.,"""Advice on sourcing alternative bedding options this winter"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22), p 36-37.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Straw,,
2636,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,"Arable farmers are being urged to bale as much straw as possible to address supply deficits. Many livestock farms have no carry-over bedding stocks after a long and difficult winter, which has prompted farming unions to leap into action, advising fanns to plan ahead and be prepared to source alternative bedding materials.","""Advice on sourcing alternative bedding options this winter"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22), p 36-37.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Bedding material (straw),,
2637,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,Straw yields are down 50-75% on the barley - we were only getting 2.9t/ha. Overall things look 30% dearer than last year in this area.,"""Advice on sourcing alternative bedding options this winter"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22), p 36-37.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Straw,,
2638,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,Prices are 50% up on the year. Delivery costs vary hugely and are worth £10/t from east to west Devon and another £.10/t from east to west Cornwall.,"""Advice on sourcing alternative bedding options this winter"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22), p 36-37.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Straw,,
2639,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,"This is an ideal summer for arable farmers to turn the choppers off and bale. Harvest is early, the ground is hard and won't suffer from compaction and there is the obvious benefit of prices being 30-50% higher across the country. He said early reports suggest more farmers have baled this year and some have baled rape straw for the first time in 30 years of growing it.","""Advice on sourcing alternative bedding options this winter"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22), p 36-37.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,SIR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Straw,,
2640,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,"Selling straw at £124/ha may help make up for the tonne of wheat that didn't grow in the drought for arable farmers. Power stations are taking straw, but this is perhaps 10%, which leaves a lot of straw still available. There is far more straw chopped than burned in a typical year.","""Advice on sourcing alternative bedding options this winter"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22), p 36-37.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,"Straw, Wheat",,
2641,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,"Mr Lawman says the good news is that wheat straw quality is excellent this year, but the prices are looking 20-25% dearer, which isn't being helped by strong demand from Ireland and the continent.","""Advice on sourcing alternative bedding options this winter"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22), p 36-37.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,"Straw, Wheat",,
2642,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,"* Some farmers are cutting upland rushes to pad out bedding materials, making the most of dry weather that has allowed machinery to travel on upland areas. * Make wheat/barley straw last longer by using rape straw or rushes to create a drainage layer at the base of the bedding. * Consider an outdoor corral to cut your straw requirement by reducing the need for straw in bedded areas. * A long, dry summer could be used to extend the grazing season on higher ground, although this depends on autumn rainfall. * Consider outwintering where you have suitable land and stock, as this can reduce the housing period. * Keep straw dry during storage as that will improve its absorbency and reduce waste. * Fix any leaking gutters, troughs and pipes that could make bedding wet. * Scrape areas around water troughs and feeding areas when cattle are housed. * Consider lengthening your grazing season or outwintering in a sacrifice field and redrill it in the spring. * Many people are now growing kale/turnips to finish lambs and cattle - consider selling stores later in the year and outwinter breeding stock on this ground.","""Advice on sourcing alternative bedding options this winter"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22), p 36-37.",Scotland,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,,,
2643,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,There has been quite a bit of attention in the media about the drought and how it has affected yields. I even did a little piece to camera with ITV myself. ,"""Close call with crop fire"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 62-63.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2644,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,"The report did mention possible food price rises, even though we know they have very little relation to the price of wheat.","""Close call with crop fire"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 62-63.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2645,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,Arable farmers are baling straw rather than chopping it to help livestock producers facing a shortage of feed and fodder.,"""Appeal for straw to help drought-hit livestock farmers"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 11.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Straw,,
2646,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,Vast quantities of straw are being baled in East Anglia and transported to drought-hit livestock farms in the north and west of England. But farm leaders say more is needed.,"""Appeal for straw to help drought-hit livestock farmers"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 11.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Straw,,
2647,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,Straw prices continue to climb amid growing concern that high temperatures and lack of rain this summer will result in severe forage and bedding shortages this winter.,"""Appeal for straw to help drought-hit livestock farmers"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 11.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,"Forage, Beeding",,
2648,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,"Hertfordshire farmer and NFU vice-president Stuart Roberts said he was baling all straw at home this year and offering it to livestock farmers further afield. One load had already been transported to Northumberland, he told Fanners Weekly.","""Appeal for straw to help drought-hit livestock farmers"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 11.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Straw,,
2649,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,"Hertfordshire farmer and NFU vice-president Stuart Roberts said he was baling all straw at home this year and offering it to livestock farmers further afield. One load had already been transported to Northumberland, he told Fanners Weekly.","""Appeal for straw to help drought-hit livestock farmers"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 11.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Straw,,
2650,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,"Lincolnshire farmer and Forage Aid founder Andrew Ward said he hadn't baled straw for many years but was doing so this year, with straw destined for Cumbria and other areas to help livestock farmers.","""Appeal for straw to help drought-hit livestock farmers"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 11.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Straw,,
2651,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,"Lincolnshire farmer and Forage Aid founder Andrew Ward said he hadn't baled straw for many years but was doing so this year, with straw destined for Cumbria and other areas to help livestock farmers.","""Appeal for straw to help drought-hit livestock farmers"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 11.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Straw,,
2652,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,Essex farmer and NFU combinable crops chairman Tom Bradshaw said livestock farmers in need of straw should come forward to secure supplies.,"""Appeal for straw to help drought-hit livestock farmers"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 11.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Straw,,
2653,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,"The NFU has also reopened its Fodder Bank initiative, which matches farmers who have excess straw and fodder with livestock producers in need of it.","""Appeal for straw to help drought-hit livestock farmers"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 11.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,"Fodder, Straw",,
2654,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,Two Anglesey dairy farmers who have been among the hardest-hit by the drought are determined to spend their way out of trouble instead of selling cattle.,"""Drought-hit dairy farmers determined not to sell cows"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 11.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2655,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,"Business partners Johnjo Roberts and Mat Venables, who milk 800 cross-bred cows on the north of the island near Holyhead, say that on 28 July they had their first significant rainfall since early May.","""Drought-hit dairy farmers determined not to sell cows"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 11.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2656,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,"They say the business will not be profitable this year, but they are determined to turn to the chequebook and fight their way out of a looming winter feed deficit by buying in more feed rather than sell more cattle than they would normally be culling. Reducing numbers would blight profits for the next three years, while retaining cows will also prevent selling on a poor trade and allow them to capitalise on a rising milk price.","""Drought-hit dairy farmers determined not to sell cows"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 11.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2657,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,"He added: ""We are concentrating on managing yield, cow health and condition, and grassland in the autumn to make sure we are setup for 2019.""","""Drought-hit dairy farmers determined not to sell cows"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 11.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2658,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,The cull cow price has tumbled some 23% since it peaked in June as many producers have been offloading cattle early to ease pressure on feed stocks strained to the limit.,"""Drought-hit dairy farmers determined not to sell cows"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 11.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2659,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,"It has been a tough year for the business duo and their three full-time staff, with just one month - May - in the past 12 where supplementary feeding has not been required.","""Drought-hit dairy farmers determined not to sell cows"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 11.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2660,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,"The arid conditions have slashed grass growth to a minimum, meaning that to keep milk flowing the spring block calving herd has required massive amounts of supplementary feeding from silage reserves and bought-in feed. All remaining silage from last year was used during the late spring, and the pit silage from this year's first cut went in just 24 days in June, as well as a significant portion of the round bales. Cows are also being fed an additional 3 kg/ head in the parlour and around a third of the milking herd's diet is now' made up of concentrate feeding.","""Drought-hit dairy farmers determined not to sell cows"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 11.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PIR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2661,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,"Grazing concerns and a drop in ewe condition were the main drought-related factors restraining prices at Thame last week (2-3 August) as 25,821 sheep went under the hammer. Averages were back for all female categories, particularly for sheep that had lambed. Dry sheep, on the whole, showed well, and were visibly less affected by the drought conditions.","""Averages slide at Thame as drought affects buyers' pockets"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 110-111.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Sheep,,
2662,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,"Clearance rates dropped from 97.5% last year to 91.45%. Simon Draper, senior auctioneer at Thame Farmers Mart, said vendors had understandably found it difficult to improve sheep this year. ","""Averages slide at Thame as drought affects buyers' pockets"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 110-111.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Sheep,,
2663,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,"The long, hot summer has certainly influenced the pig industry, with roast dinners off the menu and sales of fresh pork slow. However, processed meat sales have been good with the World Cup and plenty of BBQs.Even decent, well-fleshed sheep were back slightly in general, but saw the best trade.","""Averages slide at Thame as drought affects buyers' pockets"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 110-111.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Pigs,,
2664,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,This was while 264 rams met a clearance rate of nearly 60% on a day in which trade was restrained by the drought.,"""Averages slide at Thame as drought affects buyers' pockets"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 110-111.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Sheep,,
2665,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,"One large Suffolk Breckland estate is set to see its two reservoirs run dry this week, with the biggest effect likely to be a reduction in the yields of its carrot and parsnip crops.","""Suffolk estate to run out of reservoir water this week"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 10.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,SI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Horticulture,"Carrot, Parnship",,
2666,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,"Elveden Estate, which is the largest ringfenced arable farm in lowland Britain, with 3,400ha of cropping, will now have to rely on boreholes to irrigate a range of vegetable crops.","""Suffolk estate to run out of reservoir water this week"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 10.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2667,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,"Farms director Andrew Francis says the estate's 480ha potato crop has had enough water, but onions have had restricted water, while the biggest effect on yield will be seen in the estate's carrot and parsnip crops.","""Suffolk estate to run out of reservoir water this week"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 10.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,"Arable, Horticulture","Potato,Carrot, Parnship",,
2668,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,"One reservoir is dry and this week the only other one will dry up, so this will take out 40% of our water irrigation capacity, and we will have to rely on boreholes, he told Farmers Weekly.","""Suffolk estate to run out of reservoir water this week"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 10.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,SR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2669,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,"The Environment Agency says it will fast-track applications from drought-hit growers who want to trade water with other farmers in bid to save crops. Agency team leader Jonathan Thompson said licences could be issued to farmers more quickly to help ease the pressure on growers.""If the farmer can provide us with the right information, we can try to turn these around in a matter of days,"" he said. ""We are trying to make our normal licensing process much quicker."" This would allow farmers with spare water to trade it with farmers who needed it - as long as it was within the permitted maximum amount.
","""Farmers trade water in battle to save crops"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 10-11.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2670,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,"Defra said the drought arrangements would be allowed only if the agency was ""reasonably satisfied"" there would be no adverse impact on the environment or other water users.","""Farmers trade water in battle to save crops"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 10-11.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2671,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,"If I go back 20 or 30 years, when we had this issue before, they were like policemen - and actually they are not now, Mr Foskett said. ""We talk to them, sit around the table in a sensible manner and we try to work things out together, so they are being great.""","""Farmers trade water in battle to save crops"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 10-11.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,"Bromeswell,",R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2672,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,"Mr Foskett said 35mm of rain that fell last week had eased some of the pressure, but his daily water usage had been ""huge"" - something he hadn't experienced before.","""Farmers trade water in battle to save crops"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 10-11.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,"Bromeswell,",R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2673,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,"He added that some crops would be 20-25% down on yield, and quality was variable because it was so dependent on water.","""Farmers trade water in battle to save crops"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 10-11.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,"Bromeswell,",I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2674,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,"NFU water specialist Paul Hammett said longer-term measures were also needed to help farmers secure access to adequate water. ""Farmers are really vulnerable when it comes to access to water,"" Mr Hammett said. ""We need a system in place whereby local decisions can be taken by Environment Agency officers to give rapid help to farmers where they are able to do so.""","""Farmers trade water in battle to save crops"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 10-11.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2675,10,8,2018,Summer,10,8,2018,Summer,"The ongoing drought and Brexit highlighted the importance of UK food and farming, said Ms Batters. ""British food production has been pulled into sharp focus in recent weeks, with farmers across the country wrangling with the impact of unprecedented dry and hot weather,"" she said. ""This has been a real test for government to show the farmers and the many concerned members of the public that they think our ability to produce food in this country is truly important.""","""Unwavering support needed to guarantee quality British food"" Farmers Weekly, 10 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (22) p 6.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2676,17,8,2018,Summer,17,8,2018,Summer,"Last month we were getting more nervous by the day about the lack of moisture and therefore lack of available forage for both grazing and cropping. Since then, fortunately, we've had rain.","""Lessons learned after milk powder disappointment"" Farmers Weekly, 17 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (23) p 55.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Cattle,,
2677,17,8,2018,Summer,17,8,2018,Summer,"We've managed to harvest our winter wheat wholecrop, which yielded reasonably well. We're happy because it was drilled in the torrential rain in November and then has had drought conditions this year.","""Lessons learned after milk powder disappointment"" Farmers Weekly, 17 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (23) p 55.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2678,17,8,2018,Summer,17,8,2018,Summer,"Dairy farmers face potential feed deficits this winter as the dry summer has hampered grass growth rates. But the good news is it is not to late to bridge those gaps. Many farmers are feeding first-cut silage and without significant rainfall successive cuts will be light, warns Will Jones of Kite Consulting. The situation across the country is varied, depending on soil type, whether the silage system is multi-cut or traditional and whether the ground has caught the odd shower. But in general there is little grass about, he says.","""Advice on winter feeding when forage is short"" Farmers Weekly, 17 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (23) p 52-53.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2679,17,8,2018,Summer,17,8,2018,Summer,"Work out how much feed you need for the winter, how much has already been eaten, what is needed if the weather is kind or unkind. At least have a plan or some grass cover as insurance.","""Advice on winter feeding when forage is short"" Farmers Weekly, 17 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (23) p 52-53.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2680,17,8,2018,Summer,17,8,2018,Summer,"Ryegrass is not drought-tolerant but there are ways it can be managed to perform in a dry period. * Allow the grass plant to grow its third leaf because this represents 45% of yield. If the round length is too short the plant is grazed below three leaves and potential yield is lost. * When lengthening the rotation introduce supplementary feed. * Incorporate silage aftermaths to allow the same area to be allocated without additional inputs. * Reseed; it works. Farms that reseed 10-15% of the grazing platform annually are seeing the benefit because those reseeds have grown better than old swards and are helping to maintain average covers. * If grass has stopped growing, concentrate the cows in one or two paddocks that are due for reseeding. This will protect the new and most productive swards and allow them to grow to maximum effect when it does rain.","""Advice on winter feeding when forage is short"" Farmers Weekly, 17 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (23) p 52-53.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Ryegrass,,
2681,17,8,2018,Summer,17,8,2018,Summer,"He said the outlook hinged on supply and the lamb quality, which has been variable due to challenging drought conditions. ""We had over 3,000 lambs to sell but we pulled out 400 for the store ring,"" he added. ""People are rushing their lambs "" He said 1,500 ewes were entered this week, ahead of a normal 800 to 1,000 head, but that only half of them were worth selling as culls.","""Qurbani lifts demand for older lambs"" Farmers Weekly, 17 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (23) p 126-127.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Lamb,,
2682,17,8,2018,Summer,17,8,2018,Summer,The dry conditions farmers have experienced this summer bring into focus the value of the grass grown on farm for both grazing and silage.,"""Why you should invest in grassland in a drought"" Marlow, Andrew Farmers Weekly, 17 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (23) p 48-49.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Grass,,
2683,,,,,,,,,"When farmers have to look at replacing high-quality forage due to shortfalls caused by the conditions, the true cost becomes apparent.","""Why you should invest in grassland in a drought"" Marlow, Andrew Farmers Weekly, 17 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (23) p 48-49.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,RI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2684,,,,,,,,,"Admittedly, in times of drought, all grass growth struggles, but many will find that their recent reseeds have fared a lot better than older pasture this summer.","""Why you should invest in grassland in a drought"" Marlow, Andrew Farmers Weekly, 17 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (23) p 48-49.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Grass,,
2685,,,,,,,,,"Investment in grass reseeding programmes and switching to a multicut system can really pay dividends, even in a challenging year.","""Why you should invest in grassland in a drought"" Marlow, Andrew Farmers Weekly, 17 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (23) p 48-49.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Grass,,
2686,17,8,2018,Summer,17,8,2018,Summer,"This year's drought has had profound effects in most quarters (even maize), so although many farmers will have missed their third cut in the multicut system, they will still have as much volume in the clamp from the first and second cuts, so it does not discredit the system.","""Why you should invest in grassland in a drought"" Marlow, Andrew Farmers Weekly, 17 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (23) p 48-49.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Grass,,
2687,,,,,,,,,"The higher cutting levels recommended with a multicut system can also help in dry conditions, as it leaves more leaf and growing point on the plant, meaning grass plants can spring back into action more rapidly, giving a significant head start for the development of the next silage cut.","""Why you should invest in grassland in a drought"" Marlow, Andrew Farmers Weekly, 17 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (23) p 48-49.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Grass,,
2688,17,8,2018,Summer,17,8,2018,Summer,"A particular photograph of heavily cracked soils (News, 3 August) caught my attention because this will create a specific issue for both farmers and water companies once the autumn rains arrive. Autumn is the time when farmers will hopefully have their winter crops sown, while for water companies this is when storage reservoirs can start to be refilled ready for next summer. Unfortunately, the use of herbicides and metaldehyde-containing slug pellets on these crops can end up polluting rivers that are used to fill reservoirs, and heavily cracked clay soils may exacerbate this problem. For when rainfall arrives, the cracks will provide a direct and very fast route from the soil surface into any field drains and into watercourses, both for water and any dissolved pesticides.","""OPINION"" Farmers Weekly, 17 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (23) p 32-33.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,SI,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2689,17,8,2018,Summer,17,8,2018,Summer,"This situation wastes farmers' money (if the pesticide isn't in the field it won't be doing its job), and jeopardises the ability of water companies to fulfil their obligations to customers.","""OPINION"" Farmers Weekly, 17 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (23) p 32-33.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2690,17,8,2018,Summer,17,8,2018,Summer,"So this autumn I would encouiage farmers to think of their soil condition before making pesticide applications. Specifically for slug pellets, find out if you are in a high-risk area for metaldehyde pollution of water and, if you are, consider swapping to ferric phosphate pellets instead.","""OPINION"" Farmers Weekly, 17 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (23) p 32-33.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2691,17,8,2018,Summer,17,8,2018,Summer,Livestock farmers up and down the country are staring at parched fields and barns with forage insufficient for winter demand. They are indeed worrying times and the national media has been awash with it.,"""OPINION"" Farmers Weekly, 17 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (23) p 32-33.",Wales,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Forage,,
2692,17,8,2018,Summer,17,8,2018,Summer,"The plight of dairy farmers has received particular attention, eating into winter reserves, carrying water, and second-cut silage being a luxury not everyone will enjoy.","""OPINION"" Farmers Weekly, 17 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (23) p 32-33.",Wales,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2693,17,8,2018,Summer,17,8,2018,Summer,"In our area of North Wales, there is an unprecedented march by ""progressive"" grass-based farmers, predominantly of a younger generation, who are taking farm, after farm to increase their land base to grow their dairy enterprise. Ironically, for a predominantly beef/sheep area, it has now become almost impossible for most farmers to rent land for anything close to sensible rates - it is instead leased out to such dairy farmers for yet more silage ground or youngstock land, for £200/acre or more. They are making forage prices completely unreachable for others. This spring was bad enough with silage at £35/bale, but a local merchant told me this week to not bother offering him anything less than £45/bale, as dairy farmers in the area are ""throwing money"" at him.","""OPINION"" Farmers Weekly, 17 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (23) p 32-33.",Wales,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,North Wales,RI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2694,17,8,2018,Summer,17,8,2018,Summer,"The summer of 2018 has not only lifted us out of a tough winter, but has raised the temperature across the UK and much of Europe, changing landscapes and draining the potential from crops.","""OPINION"" Farmers Weekly, 17 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (23) p 32-33.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2695,17,8,2018,Summer,17,8,2018,Summer,"The challenge faced by livestock and dairy producers has been widely reported, with significant numbers already feeding animals, robbing their depleted on-farm fodder supplies.","""OPINION"" Farmers Weekly, 17 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (23) p 32-33.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2696,17,8,2018,Summer,17,8,2018,Summer,"In these conditions, questions about the use of crops and by-products for renewable energy production through incineration or anaerobic digestion are understandable.","""OPINION"" Farmers Weekly, 17 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (23) p 32-33.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2697,,,,,,,,,"During extreme weather, a ""voluntary code"" could play a part in sharing limited supplies of fodder and by-products across all users. A sustainable or ethical sourcing code could initiate the reduced sourcing of feedstocks for energy production in line with supply. Alternatively, a voluntary code could operate by creating an agreed cap on the price paid for key feedstocks. Limiting the price paid by energy producers for straw or hay off the field might allow hard-pressed livestock producers to compete, while crop producers could still gain rewards in tight markets.","""OPINION"" Farmers Weekly, 17 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (23) p 32-33.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2698,17,8,2018,Summer,17,8,2018,Summer,"The drought seems to be over, with quite a bit of rain in late July. At last grass is growing again, allowing us to stop feeding silage, but the damage has been done to the arable crops","""New beginnings after a quarter of a century"" Farmers Weekly, 17 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (23) p 66.",Scotland,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,"Arable, Grass",,,
2699,17,8,2018,Summer,17,8,2018,Summer,"I'm not going to embarrass myself by printing the yield, but it's hardly surprising, as it spent the early spring in waterlogged anaerobic conditions and the rest of the season suffering from the summer drought.","""Will I regret waiting to cultivate concrete soils?"" Farmers Weekly, 17 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (23) p 66.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2700,17,8,2018,Summer,17,8,2018,Summer,"Back in November we planted 3,500 elders and they got off to a flying start. But elder have shallow roots and with our clays shrinking and cracking a lot of the roots have been sheared off, resulting in most of them unfortunately dying.","""Will I regret waiting to cultivate concrete soils?"" Farmers Weekly, 17 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (23) p 66.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,SI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Permanent,,,
2701,17,8,2018,Summer,17,8,2018,Summer,"I have never been so short of fodder as I have been in the last 12 months. This winter I lost most of my kale crops and while we had plenty of grass at the beginning of the summer we never had a surplus, which is unusual. I have only cut one paddock of surplus grass that got away from the cattle this year.","""Winter and drought have left me short of fodder"" Farmers Weekly, 17 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (23) p 54.",Scotland,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,Biggar,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,"Fodder, Grass",,
2702,17,8,2018,Summer,17,8,2018,Summer,Cattle are all still in rotations but some days they are going into covers that are 'maintenance' at best. I am now killing surplus cattle that I don't need for the shop and believe some of the disappointing weights are down to the tough winter. Fat covers are still good and grades are as expected.,"""Winter and drought have left me short of fodder"" Farmers Weekly, 17 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (23) p 54.",Scotland,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,Biggar,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Cattle,,
2703,17,8,2018,Summer,17,8,2018,Summer,"For many, the solution to a lack of forage or poor-quality forage comes in a big shiny feed lorry and I used to be in that camp. Nowadays, I would rather look for a solution in the field - more forage, better forage or both.","""Winter and drought have left me short of fodder"" Farmers Weekly, 17 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (23) p 54.",Scotland,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,Biggar,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Forage,,
2704,24,8,2018,Summer,24,8,2018,Summer,"Moisture levels were at record lows impacting on yields, with oilseed rape as low as 4% and wheat and barley at 10%. The damping machine has been dusted off, serviced up and is ready to add £3 to £4/t to members' grain in store.","“Rain delays fuel growers' concerns over grain quality” Farmers Weekly Aug 24, 2018; vol 169 (24), p. 52",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,"Wheat, Barley",,
2705,24,8,2018,Summer,24,8,2018,Summer,"The drought has affected crops according to soil type - very heavy or light land has been worst. Poor barley yields have pushed nitrogen contents up, so maltsters have widened their specification.","“Rain delays fuel growers' concerns over grain quality” Farmers Weekly Aug 24, 2018; vol 169 (24), p. 52",Scotland,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,Angus,SIR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2706,24,8,2018,Summer,24,8,2018,Summer,"The dry weather has made it difficult to separate the awns from the grain, so the recent rain should at least be of some benefit, said Mr Barron.","“Rain delays fuel growers' concerns over grain quality” Farmers Weekly Aug 24, 2018; vol 169 (24), p. 52",Scotland,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,Angus,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2707,24,8,2018,Summer,24,8,2018,Summer,"The 2018 growing season has been one of the most extreme in living memory - nudging close to that of 1976. The late, cold winter followed by the prolonged dry spell has put a huge amount of stress onto crops.","""Here is our summary of the latest farming news stories over the past seven days"" Farmers Weekly, 24 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (24) p 8",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2708,24,8,2018,Summer,24,8,2018,Summer,"The 2018 growing season has been one of the most extreme in living memory - nudging close to that of 1976. The late, cold winter followed by the prolonged dry spell has put a huge amount of stress onto crops.","""Here is our summary of the latest farming news stories over the past seven days"" Farmers Weekly, 24 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (24) p 9",Wales,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2709,24,8,2018,Summer,24,8,2018,Summer,"Rural support charity Farming Community Network (FCN) has reported a sharp increase in stress-related calls, as farmers continue to struggle with the effects of the summer drought and fodder shortages. ""This is the busiest summer we have had in a long time, with calls to our helpline running at over twice the seasonal norm,"" said Glyn Evans, FCN regional director.","""Stress-related calls to charity soar"" Farmers Weekly, 24 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (24) p 12.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2710,24,8,2018,Summer,24,8,2018,Summer,"Water shortages, lack of forage and withering arable crops are all weighing heavy on farmers' minds, sometimes with devastating effects.","""Stress-related calls to charity soar"" Farmers Weekly, 24 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (24) p 12.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2711,24,8,2018,Summer,24,8,2018,Summer,"FCN chief executive Charles Smith said despite the industry's best efforts, the added physical and mental burden on farmers caused by this year's weather extremes may lead to a loss of concentration and the taking of shortcuts, and an almost inevitable increase in farm accidents.","""Stress-related calls to charity soar"" Farmers Weekly, 24 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (24) p 12.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2712,24,8,2018,Summer,24,8,2018,Summer,"From a practical perspective, the NFU and Forage Aid have set up a fodder bank to help farmers fulfil their winter shortfall.","""Stress-related calls to charity soar"" Farmers Weekly, 24 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (24) p 12.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Fodder,,
2713,24,8,2018,Summer,24,8,2018,Summer,"The cold spring, followed by summer drought, meant first-cut silage yields were poor, and the cows ended up grazing all the second cut.","""Stress-related calls to charity soar"" Farmers Weekly, 24 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (24) p 12.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Forage,,
2714,24,8,2018,Summer,24,8,2018,Summer,"Mr Gribble has since purchased two loads of hay to top up his forage supplies, but the cattle have already eaten half of it.","""Stress-related calls to charity soar"" Farmers Weekly, 24 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (24) p 12.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Forage,,
2715,24,8,2018,Summer,24,8,2018,Summer,"Faced with such a shortfall, and with fodder prices continuing to rise, he decided to reduce his cow numbers. But in the current market he would lose £150 a head, so he opted to sell the autumn calvers first, and then gradually reduce numbers before eventually building up again sometime in the future.","""Stress-related calls to charity soar"" Farmers Weekly, 24 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (24) p 12.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Cows,,
2716,24,8,2018,Summer,24,8,2018,Summer,"This has led Mr Gribble to make another difficult decision: to get a part-time job. ""It's going to be a rough ride in the short term and I feel guilty. Why should my kids suffer?""","""Stress-related calls to charity soar"" Farmers Weekly, 24 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (24) p 12.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Cows,,
2717,24,8,2018,Summer,24,8,2018,Summer,"The practical worries and financial concerns have undoubtedly taken their toll. But one thing that has helped him deal with the stress has been a WhatsApp group set up with other farmers from Twitter. ""We can share ideas, have a rant on a bad day - it does help. And once I had made those difficult decisions, I felt so much better.""","""Stress-related calls to charity soar"" Farmers Weekly, 24 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (24) p 12.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Cows,,
2718,24,8,2018,Summer,24,8,2018,Summer,"It's great to report that we have had plenty of rain in this Devon-like part of Scotland. Zero-grazing stopped here on 5 July and resumed on 5 August - a full month of losing 1,000-1,500 litres/day.","""Drought halts zero grazing for a month"" Farmers Weekly, 24 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (24) p 41.",Scotland,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Cows,,
2719,24,8,2018,Summer,24,8,2018,Summer,"Silage had to be increased again in the ration, so we mixed half of first-cut with some October-made fourth-cut. This dropped production by 1-2 litres a cow.","""Drought halts zero grazing for a month"" Farmers Weekly, 24 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (24) p 41.",Scotland,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,RI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Cows,,
2720,24,8,2018,Summer,24,8,2018,Summer,"This is very frustrating, but thankfully the price rises have kept our financial budget on target.","""Drought halts zero grazing for a month"" Farmers Weekly, 24 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (24) p 41.",Scotland,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2721,24,8,2018,Summer,24,8,2018,Summer,"Rising feed costs resulting from the third driest summer on record will severely affect milk production come October, says AHDB Dairy.","""Drought impact major concern for winter milk production"" Farmers Weekly, 24 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (24) p 18.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2722,24,8,2018,Summer,24,8,2018,Summer,"The latest AHDB milk production forecasts predict just a 0.7% drop in deliveries from October to March 2018-19, to 6,080m litres.","""Drought impact major concern for winter milk production"" Farmers Weekly, 24 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (24) p 18.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2723,24,8,2018,Summer,24,8,2018,Summer,"As well as contending with low maize yields and lack of grass silage, relying on more concentrates means milk producers are also having to absorb the costs of extra mechanised feeding, slurry management and labour.","""Drought impact major concern for winter milk production"" Farmers Weekly, 24 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (24) p 18.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2724,24,8,2018,Summer,24,8,2018,Summer,"To maintain the yields predicted in the June forecast, farmgate milk prices would have to increase in line with feed costs.","""Drought impact major concern for winter milk production"" Farmers Weekly, 24 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (24) p 18.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2725,24,8,2018,Summer,24,8,2018,Summer,"He added that with UK cheese stocks already low, reduced production would push consumer prices up and could potentially lead to a cheese shortage in the spring.","""Drought impact major concern for winter milk production"" Farmers Weekly, 24 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (24) p 18.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2726,24,8,2018,Summer,24,8,2018,Summer,Heat stress is also likely to affect yields and fertility,"""Drought impact major concern for winter milk production"" Farmers Weekly, 24 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (24) p 18.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2727,24,8,2018,Summer,24,8,2018,Summer,"Mr Groom says Met Office data confirms that maize heat units were 30% higher at the end of July and rainfall was down by at least 50%, with rainfall averaging just 120mm in May, June and July. Maize requires at least 300mm of rain distributed throughout the growing season and consequently some regions have really suffered, with plants less than 1 m tall, explains Mr Groom.","""Why growers should target higher dry matter this year"" Farmers Weekly, 24 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (24) p 36,38.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Maize,,
2728,24,8,2018,Summer,24,8,2018,Summer,"We are fortunate that we have irrigation and fields have had two applications of an inch of water to keep the maize growing, he says.","""Why growers should target higher dry matter this year"" Farmers Weekly, 24 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (24) p 36,38.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Maize,,
2729,24,8,2018,Summer,24,8,2018,Summer,"For the drought which has enabled the quickest grain harvest on record in the UK and, incidentally, left many farmers with seriously depleted yields, is not unique to this country.","""Don't rely on food imports to keep our bellies full Mrs May"" Farmers Weekly, 24 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (24) p 25.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
2730,24,8,2018,Summer,24,8,2018,Summer,"So, what does all this mean for the UK? For grain growers, prices have already risen substantially. Given the lower yields in some regions they needed to, just to break even.","""Don't rely on food imports to keep our bellies full Mrs May"" Farmers Weekly, 24 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (24) p 25.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
2731,24,8,2018,Summer,24,8,2018,Summer,But consumer prices are also rising and that spells trouble for wage demands.,"""Don't rely on food imports to keep our bellies full Mrs May"" Farmers Weekly, 24 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (24) p 25.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2732,24,8,2018,Summer,24,8,2018,Summer,"Longer term, if this year's weather is repeated, May and Gove, or whoever, must place much more emphasis on production and initiate urgent research on how to optimise yields in drought conditions.","""Don't rely on food imports to keep our bellies full Mrs May"" Farmers Weekly, 24 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (24) p 25.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2733,24,8,2018,Summer,24,8,2018,Summer,"North Yorkshire agronomist Patrick Stephenson says the dry summer resulted in a lot of deep soil cracking, which provides ""fantastic natural structuring"" that must be considered before going in with a subsoiler or deep-tine cultivator.","""How to achieve better wheat establishment for top yields"" Farmers Weekly, 24 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (24) p 64,66,68.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PS,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2734,24,8,2018,Summer,24,8,2018,Summer,"After a prolonged dry period, recent rain means farmers are going to see weeds germinating at quite a high rate, says Sarah Cook, research consultant at Adas.","""Make the most of an early harvest to hit weeds in wheat"" Farmers Weekly, 24 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (24) p 74-76.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2735,24,8,2018,Summer,24,8,2018,Summer,"The EA typically uses the small planes to map the countryside for flood and coastal risk management, along with identifying waste crime. It says other regions could now follow suit in using them for drought-related checks. Digital imaging collected could, according to the EA, help it carry out targeted abstraction patrols and stop illegal abstractions.","""'Spy in the sky' used to spot illegal farm water abstraction"" Farmers Weekly, 24 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (24) p 13.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2736,24,8,2018,Summer,24,8,2018,Summer,"According to Nick Walters, ground and surface water manager for Anglian Water, just 28mm of rain fell in the East of England during July, about half the amount expected for the time of year, leaving farmers ""hard hit and facing parched crops and depleted yields"" at harvest.","""'Spy in the sky' used to spot illegal farm water abstraction"" Farmers Weekly, 24 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (24) p 13.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2737,24,8,2018,Summer,24,8,2018,Summer,"Agriculture makes up a huge part of our local economy and water is a vital part of supporting that... which is why we're redirecting this precious resource to areas that need it most, he said.","""'Spy in the sky' used to spot illegal farm water abstraction"" Farmers Weekly, 24 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (24) p 13.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2738,24,8,2018,Summer,24,8,2018,Summer,"NFU water resources specialist Paul Hammett said: ""The NFU is pleased the EA is answering its calls to offer farmers short-term licensing flexibility, but it is surprising that it is going to such lengths in its investigations.""","""'Spy in the sky' used to spot illegal farm water abstraction"" Farmers Weekly, 24 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (24) p 13.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2739,31,8,2018,Summer,31,8,2018,Summer,This year's harvest has been a strange one. The drought meant that the barns didn't quite fill up but the lack of rain certainly made planning easier.,"""Will's Way: Crop fire close call as peculiar harvest ends"" Farmers Weekly, 31 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (25) p 62.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
2740,31,8,2018,Summer,31,8,2018,Summer,Last year I was constantly testing the moisture of the crops but this time I was more concerned about them drying out too much.,"""Will's Way: Crop fire close call as peculiar harvest ends"" Farmers Weekly, 31 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (25) p 62.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
2741,31,8,2018,Summer,31,8,2018,Summer,In my last column I wrote about the precautions we were taking in case a fire broke out and this proved to be a good decision.,"""Will's Way: Crop fire close call as peculiar harvest ends"" Farmers Weekly, 31 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (25) p 62.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
2742,31,8,2018,Summer,31,8,2018,Summer,Last year the wet conditions caused us a few problems but this year everything has gone in fairly dry.,"""Will's Way: Crop fire close call as peculiar harvest ends"" Farmers Weekly, 31 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (25) p 62.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
2743,31,8,2018,Summer,31,8,2018,Summer,"With the dry weather, the crops have raced through their growth stages and the seed hasn't broken off when combining - it's a problem all over Scotland.","""Rain delays and awn problems strike the North Farmers"" Weekly, 31 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (25) p 46-47.",Scotland,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
2744,31,8,2018,Summer,31,8,2018,Summer,"To my mind, this was an opportunity to get out some key messages. The first was to agree that the weather of 2018 had been challenging, from the ""Beast from the East"" to the ""Drought from the South"". It was a reminder that, when it comes to food production, the weather can have the last laugh.","""Making a serious point as media tucks into sillyseason butty crisis"" Farmers Weekly, 31 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (25) p 27.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2745,31,8,2018,Summer,31,8,2018,Summer,"With bean and pea crops yielding poorly in the hot and dry weather, seed group Soya UK expects the healthier gross margin available with soya, even in a bad year, to convince many growers to swap.","""Soya could prove a good option if drought becomes the norm"" Farmers Weekly, 31 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (25) p 44-45.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,"Bean, Peas, Soya",,
2746,31,8,2018,Summer,31,8,2018,Summer,"In a good season British soya crops are expected to yield around 2.5t/ha, but due to the adverse conditions this is likely to be down slightly this year.","""Soya could prove a good option if drought becomes the norm"" Farmers Weekly, 31 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (25) p 44-45.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Soy,,
2747,31,8,2018,Summer,31,8,2018,Summer,"Ironically, the one thing that hurt crops this season was the wet before the dry period. Where we are seeing poor crops, it is where the seed-beds were bad and wet.","""Soya could prove a good option if drought becomes the norm"" Farmers Weekly, 31 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (25) p 44-45.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Soy,,
2748,31,8,2018,Summer,31,8,2018,Summer,"Soya's ability to cope with dry conditions such as those experienced this season is expected to help push up the area grown to almost 5,000ha next year","""Soya could prove a good option if drought becomes the norm"" Farmers Weekly, 31 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (25) p 44-45.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Soy,,
2749,31,8,2018,Summer,31,8,2018,Summer,"Only 76mm of rain fell on his farm in June and July, but despite this, he says the crop never wilted or looked stressed even on the hottest days.","""Soya could prove a good option if drought becomes the norm"" Farmers Weekly, 31 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (25) p 44-45.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Soy,,
2750,31,8,2018,Summer,31,8,2018,Summer,"The summer drought hit yields across the estate so the effect of the cover crops was difficult to assess, but Mr Cobbald remains confident about their success on the farm.","""Cover crops help give structure to light Norfolk soils"" Farmers Weekly, 31 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (25) p 38-39.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2751,31,8,2018,Summer,31,8,2018,Summer,"Farmers' Union of Wales president Glyn Roberts said: ""Scottish Labour criticised the Scottish government for being slow to confirm loans would be available in October for farmers unable to afford to buy fodder and feed following a disastrous harvest - and for not going far enough.","""Welsh government 'out of touch' with droughtravaged farmers"" Farmers Weekly, 31 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (25) p 11.",Wales,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Feed,,
2752,31,8,2018,Summer,31,8,2018,Summer,"However, the Welsh government announced a £500,000 donation to farming charities to provide short-term support to families in Wales who are least able to meet living costs.","""Welsh government 'out of touch' with droughtravaged farmers"" Farmers Weekly, 31 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (25) p 11.",Wales,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2753,31,8,2018,Summer,31,8,2018,Summer,"Thanks to recent rains and a certain amount of assistance from the irrigators, the sugar beet is making a spectacular recovery from the dry summer. Indeed, most of it has turned green again and an element of root can now be seen.","""Sugar beet saved just in time after heavens open"" Farmers Weekly, 31 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (25) p 48.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Sugar beet,,
2754,31,8,2018,Summer,31,8,2018,Summer,Thoughts are now turning rapidly to getting on with autumn cereal drilling as the drought-ridden summer has served as a reminder yet again that on light land we need to get all of our wheat sown in September. This ensures the wheat gets its roots down to be able to better cope with spring and summer drought. This policy has almost doubled our wheat yields in the worst drought years.,"""Sugar beet saved just in time after heavens open"" Farmers Weekly, 31 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (25) p 48.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R+,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2755,31,8,2018,Summer,31,8,2018,Summer,"Now then, there's been no sleep until bedtime at Osgodby Grange of late. Harvest was over in record time. Yields were down on all crops across the board, which isn't a surprise.","""Drought means store cattle are 56kg lighter"" Farmers Weekly, 31 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (25) p 36.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2756,31,8,2018,Summer,31,8,2018,Summer,"Since I last wrote, we have cleared out all the young bulls and we are now filling up with stores a month earlier than usual due to the drought conditions, with suckler breeders having very little grass.","""Drought means store cattle are 56kg lighter"" Farmers Weekly, 31 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (25) p 36.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Grass,,
2757,31,8,2018,Summer,31,8,2018,Summer,"These have all been weighed in and are, on average, 56kg lighter than the same cattle last year.","""Drought means store cattle are 56kg lighter"" Farmers Weekly, 31 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (25) p 36.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,,,
2758,31,8,2018,Summer,31,8,2018,Summer,"We are feeding 20% more feed to the stores on arrival because they are ""big, empty houses"" and once we have caught them up, which is taking about a month, they are settling down into a more normal feed regime.","""Drought means store cattle are 56kg lighter"" Farmers Weekly, 31 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (25) p 36.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Feed,,
2759,31,8,2018,Summer,31,8,2018,Summer,"The price of straw has been much hyped up on the open market. However, it would be nice to think farmers could swap straw for muck on a national scale.","""Drought means store cattle are 56kg lighter"" Farmers Weekly, 31 Aug 2018, vol: 169 (25) p 36.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Feed,,
2760,,,2018,Summer,,,2018,Summer,"For example, this year's dry and warm conditions mean that on very light ground slug populations may be nonexistent, but on heavier land that's had rainfall, populations will be active.","""Tips on killing slugs with ferric phosphate pellets"" Farmers Weekly, 7 Sep 2018, vol: 169 (26) p 46,48-49.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2761,7,9,2018,Summer,7,9,2018,Summer,"With the summer heatwave hitting yields for most cereal growers across the country, David Jones visits one light land farm manager based in south Hampshire who prepares for a drought every year","""Light land Hampshire grower always plans for a summer drought"" Farmers Weekly, 7 Sep 2018, vol: 169 (26) p 44-45.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
2762,7,9,2018,Summer,7,9,2018,Summer,"Martin Button cut all his winter barley in June this year, which was the earliest in living memory, even for him, on his light sandy soils on the edge of the New Forest.","""Light land Hampshire grower always plans for a summer drought"" Farmers Weekly, 7 Sep 2018, vol: 169 (26) p 44-45.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Barley,,
2763,7,9,2018,Summer,7,9,2018,Summer,Cereal crops mature early in this southwestern comer of Hampshire and he has a strategy of early drilling and high seed rates to prepare for the dry spring and summer which he knows will inevitably come.,"""Light land Hampshire grower always plans for a summer drought"" Farmers Weekly, 7 Sep 2018, vol: 169 (26) p 44-45.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PIR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
2764,7,9,2018,Summer,7,9,2018,Summer,"Add in early nitrogen fertiliser in February and direct drilling, then it is clear that his focus is on getting crops well established before the spring winds funnel up the River Avon valley and dry out his soils.","""Light land Hampshire grower always plans for a summer drought"" Farmers Weekly, 7 Sep 2018, vol: 169 (26) p 44-45.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
2765,7,9,2018,Summer,7,9,2018,Summer,"Many growers have suffered in this summer's heatwave with crops wilting, but he is used to droughts and focuses on crops suited to light land, such as rye, soya and millet, as well as wheat and barley.","""Light land Hampshire grower always plans for a summer drought"" Farmers Weekly, 7 Sep 2018, vol: 169 (26) p 44-45.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PIR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
2766,7,9,2018,Summer,7,9,2018,Summer,"Everything is aimed at getting crops growing quickly and conserving moisture before dry weather comes to stress the plants from May onwards, he tells Farmers Weekly.","""Light land Hampshire grower always plans for a summer drought"" Farmers Weekly, 7 Sep 2018, vol: 169 (26) p 44-45.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
2767,,,,Summer,,,,Summer,"The next move in the strategy to lessen the effects of drought came three years ago with a switch to direct drilling, and a 4m John Deere 750a drill was bought as part of the farm's conservation tillage approach to retain moisture in the soil.","""Light land Hampshire grower always plans for a summer drought"" Farmers Weekly, 7 Sep 2018, vol: 169 (26) p 44-45.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
2768,,,2018,Summer,,,2018,Summer,"Looking back, it was a tough growing year with waterlogging in the early spring and then nine weeks without rain which saw small patches of crops become very dry and dying off, he says.","""Light land Hampshire grower always plans for a summer drought"" Farmers Weekly, 7 Sep 2018, vol: 169 (26) p 44-45.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
2769,,,2018,Summer,,,2018,Summer,"The winter barley crop was harvested very dry at 12% moisture, but despite the dry weather and the barley grain appearing a bit pinched it produced a very impressive specific weight of 70kg/hl.","""Light land Hampshire grower always plans for a summer drought"" Farmers Weekly, 7 Sep 2018, vol: 169 (26) p 44-45.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PIR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Barley,,
2770,,,2018,Summer,,,2018,Summer,"He started cutting his 44ha of Tower winter barley on 27 June this summer, about two weeks earlier than normal for the farm, with a respectable yield of 6-7t/ha for such a dry year. The farm's medium-term average is just over 8t/ha.","""Light land Hampshire grower always plans for a summer drought"" Farmers Weekly, 7 Sep 2018, vol: 169 (26) p 44-45.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Barley,,
2771,7,9,2018,Summer,7,9,2018,Summer,"Maize growers need to focus on the clamp, due to low forage stocks as a result of the summer drought, Neil Groom of Grainseed advises.","""Attention to minimising losses needed at clamping"" Farmers Weekly, 7 Sep 2018, vol: 169 (26) p 40.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,"Forage, Maize",,
2772,31,8,2018,Summer,31,8,2018,Summer,"Here on this West Norfolk farm, we have recently experienced 53 days of no measured rainfall and high temperatures.","""LETTERS"" Farmers Weekly, 7 Sep 2018, vol: 169 (26) p 28-29.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2773,,,1976,,,,1976,,"This continued into May 1975 when everything suddenly went the other way for 16 months, culminating in the 1976 harvest, when yields were 40% of average.","""LETTERS"" Farmers Weekly, 7 Sep 2018, vol: 169 (26) p 28-29.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2774,7,9,2018,Summer,7,9,2018,Summer,Spikes in crop prices caused by this summer's drought could leave farmers at risk of big losses if stacks and stored crops are underinsured.,"""Farmers could lose thousands if crops are underinsured"" Farmers Weekly, 7 Sep 2018, vol: 169 (26) p 21.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2775,7,9,2018,Summer,7,9,2018,Summer,"Many insurance policies will only cover hay and straw stacks up to the value of £30,000, according to insurance broker Lycetts, which has urged producers to check they have the correct level of cover.","""Farmers could lose thousands if crops are underinsured"" Farmers Weekly, 7 Sep 2018, vol: 169 (26) p 21.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Fodder,,
2776,7,9,2018,Summer,7,9,2018,Summer,"This summer has been a challenging one. The adverse weather resulted in low crop yields, which has inevitably pushed up prices and affected market values, said Lycetts director, William Nicholl.","""Farmers could lose thousands if crops are underinsured"" Farmers Weekly, 7 Sep 2018, vol: 169 (26) p 21.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2777,7,9,2018,Summer,7,9,2018,Summer,"With so much to deal with, insurance may be the last thing on farmers' minds but it is even more imperative that farmers are adequately covered, given the trying times. It was important to regularly assess the value of crops in store to ensure that cover is adequate.","""Farmers could lose thousands if crops are underinsured"" Farmers Weekly, 7 Sep 2018, vol: 169 (26) p 21.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2778,7,9,2018,Summer,7,9,2018,Summer,Prices are likely to remain upbeat thanks to demand being underpinned by feed mills who have seen high demand from livestock farmers who are compensating for limited stocks of forage after the drought.,"""Relief for growers as bean prices start to rise"" Farmers Weekly, 7 Sep 2018, vol: 169 (26) p 20.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Feed,,
2779,7,9,2018,Summer,7,9,2018,Summer,"Store cattle prices have largely recovered from the mid-summer blip, although mart averages are being held back by second-quality entries, showing the effects of a challenging summer. A deadweight beef price crash of 17p/kg in six weeks led to caution among finishers, although marts are now suggesting that much of the drop has been recovered in August.","""Difficult summer leaves two-tier store cattle trade"" Farmers Weekly, 7 Sep 2018, vol: 169 (26) p 130-131.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Cattle,,
2780,7,9,2018,Summer,7,9,2018,Summer,"All summer, Mr Venner has been advising farmers to supplement grazing, with the message now being to sell cattle soon, rather than holding on to them for the sake of it.","""Difficult summer leaves two-tier store cattle trade"" Farmers Weekly, 7 Sep 2018, vol: 169 (26) p 130-131.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Cattle,,
2781,7,9,2018,Summer,7,9,2018,Summer,"Dewy September grass could see cattle go backwards, warned Mr Venner, adding that, while the western counties have greened up, grass is low in dry matter values, effectively being ""green water"".","""Difficult summer leaves two-tier store cattle trade"" Farmers Weekly, 7 Sep 2018, vol: 169 (26) p 130-131.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Grass,,
2782,7,9,2018,Summer,7,9,2018,Summer,"However, the summer drought and lack of forage has certainly had an effect on prices in recent months. The strongest calves are £20-£40 less than this time last year. And, although less money, they still continue to command the premium price in comparison to the young and smaller calves, which have taken a more significant hit.","""Difficult summer leaves two-tier store cattle trade"" Farmers Weekly, 7 Sep 2018, vol: 169 (26) p 130-131.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Cattle,,
2783,7,9,2018,Summer,7,9,2018,Summer,"I have seen a shift in demand for bulls over heifers, as well as native breeds over the typically more popular continental breeds, which are known for being suited to the intensive rearing system. I feel that this is due to the concerns about forage and feed supplies over the winter months.","""Difficult summer leaves two-tier store cattle trade"" Farmers Weekly, 7 Sep 2018, vol: 169 (26) p 130-131.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Cattle,,
2784,7,9,2018,Summer,7,9,2018,Summer,Mrs McQ had obviously not allowed for 10 months of winter and two months of drought when she did her forward planning last year.,"""Defra accused of inaction over summer drought"" Farmers Weekly, 7 Sep 2018, vol: 169 (26), p 6.",Scotland,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Sheep,,
2785,7,9,2018,Summer,7,9,2018,Summer,"The NFU has urged Mr Gove to be flexible on CAP greening rules and agri-environment schemes, which mean many farmers can't graze or cut grass from certain areas of land.","""Defra accused of inaction over summer drought"" Farmers Weekly, 7 Sep 2018, vol: 169 (26), p 6.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2786,7,9,2018,Summer,7,9,2018,Summer,"She said: ""Without these derogations, farmers face huge uncertainty over whether feed stocks will last the forthcoming winter and what increasing costs they will be facing if they don't.""","""Defra accused of inaction over summer drought"" Farmers Weekly, 7 Sep 2018, vol: 169 (26), p 6.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Feed,,
2787,7,9,2018,Summer,7,9,2018,Summer,"The NFU has also called for additional flexbility on water abstraction licensing, support for additional forage and bedding costs, and improved cashflow. Ms Batters said this meant speeding up payments that are well overdue for the hundreds of farmers who have been expecting this much-needed cash injection. ","""Defra accused of inaction over summer drought"" Farmers Weekly, 7 Sep 2018, vol: 169 (26), p 6.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2788,7,9,2018,Summer,7,9,2018,Summer,"In a letter to Mr Gove last month, Ms Batters said governments in Scotland, Wales and across Europe were showing understanding of the severity of the agricultural drought. Those governments had put in place measures to help farm businesses, she said - but the situation was very different for farmers in England.","""Defra accused of inaction over summer drought"" Farmers Weekly, 7 Sep 2018, vol: 169 (26), p 6.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2789,7,9,2018,Summer,7,9,2018,Summer,"In a letter to Mr Gove last month, Ms Batters said governments in Scotland, Wales and across Europe were showing understanding of the severity of the agricultural drought. Those governments had put in place measures to help farm businesses, she said - but the situation was very different for farmers in England.","""Defra accused of inaction over summer drought"" Farmers Weekly, 7 Sep 2018, vol: 169 (26), p 6.",Wales,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2790,7,9,2018,Summer,7,9,2018,Summer,"In a letter to Mr Gove last month, Ms Batters said governments in Scotland, Wales and across Europe were showing understanding of the severity of the agricultural drought. Those governments had put in place measures to help farm businesses, she said - but the situation was very different for farmers in England.","""Defra accused of inaction over summer drought"" Farmers Weekly, 7 Sep 2018, vol: 169 (26), p 6.",Scotland,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2791,7,9,2018,Summer,7,9,2018,Summer,"There were also concerns that the dry weather would cause other quality problems, such as thin grains, Mr Baron added. ""However, the screenings have been fine.""","""Combines restart as Norfolk crops ripen along coast"" Farmers Weekly, 7 Sep 2018, vol: 169 (26) p 52-53.",Scotland,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2792,7,9,2018,Summer,7,9,2018,Summer,"The great thing is almost everything came in dry, he said. ""Drying costs were minimal.""","""Combines restart as Norfolk crops ripen along coast"" Farmers Weekly, 7 Sep 2018, vol: 169 (26) p 52-53.",Scotland,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
2793,7,9,2018,Summer,7,9,2018,Summer,"However, yields are down and the straw is minimal, which is frustrating for Mr Jeffrey. ""Everyone is desperate for straw this year.""","""Combines restart as Norfolk crops ripen along coast"" Farmers Weekly, 7 Sep 2018, vol: 169 (26) p 52-53.",Scotland,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
2794,7,9,2018,Summer,7,9,2018,Summer,"Everything has bsen unseasonably dry,'* said Mr Bright.","""Combines restart as Norfolk crops ripen along coast"" Farmers Weekly, 7 Sep 2018, vol: 169 (26) p 52-53.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2795,7,9,2018,Summer,7,9,2018,Summer,"It's been interesting to see how well things have generally done it terms of yields, he said. Although crops have been about 10-15% down on the average, this was better than had expected earlier in the summer.","""Combines restart as Norfolk crops ripen along coast"" Farmers Weekly, 7 Sep 2018, vol: 169 (26) p 52-53.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2796,7,9,2018,Summer,7,9,2018,Summer,"The worst crop regardless of land type has oeen oilseed rape, he said.","""Combines restart as Norfolk crops ripen along coast"" Farmers Weekly, 7 Sep 2018, vol: 169 (26) p 52-53.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2797,7,9,2018,Summer,7,9,2018,Summer,"Although quality has been good, yields are disappointing on the inland crops, but the coastal strip has benefited from light winds and sea fret, Mr Dewing explained.","""Combines restart as Norfolk crops ripen along coast"" Farmers Weekly, 7 Sep 2018, vol: 169 (26) p 52-53.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2798,7,9,2018,Summer,7,9,2018,Summer,"Yields of wheat inland were 10-20% down on the average, but were about 5% up on the coastal strip.","""Combines restart as Norfolk crops ripen along coast"" Farmers Weekly, 7 Sep 2018, vol: 169 (26) p 52-53.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2799,14,9,2018,Summer,14,9,2018,Summer,We had little to dry this year.,"""Investing for 2019 despite threat of no-deal Brexit"" Farmers Weekly, 14 Sept 2018, vol: 170 (1) p 56-57.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
2800,14,9,2018,Summer,14,9,2018,Summer,The lift in grain prices for this harvest compared with those for 2016 and 2017 seems to have created greater optimism in the industry.,"""Investing for 2019 despite threat of no-deal Brexit"" Farmers Weekly, 14 Sept 2018, vol: 170 (1) p 56-57.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
2801,14,9,2018,Summer,14,9,2018,Summer,"On the arable front, despite temptations we haven't gone back into seed oilseed rape and seed turnip production after our withdrawal two years ago, and the recent warm and dry weather has brought the flea beetles out again in force.","""Investing for 2019 despite threat of no-deal Brexit"" Farmers Weekly, 14 Sept 2018, vol: 170 (1) p 56-57.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2802,14,9,2018,Summer,14,9,2018,Summer,"Overall, results have been reasonable, with quality generally good. Yields appear to be down about 15%, which is not as bad as I originally thought given that the majority of our land is towards the lighter end.","""Passing the buck on potato prices"" Farmers Weekly, 14 Sep 2018, vol: 170 (1) p 56.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,"Arable, Horticulture","Wheat, barley, OSR, oats, potatoes, onions, swedes and daffodils",,
2803,14,9,2018,Summer,14,9,2018,Summer,The exception is the spring beans - the less said about that the better.,"""Passing the buck on potato prices"" Farmers Weekly, 14 Sep 2018, vol: 170 (1) p 56.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Beans,,
2804,14,9,2018,Summer,14,9,2018,Summer,Potato harvest is now our key concern. We are seeing many problems associated with the hot weather and lack of rainfall. Yields are proving highly variable depending on location and availability of water through irrigation and soil type.,"""Passing the buck on potato prices"" Farmers Weekly, 14 Sep 2018, vol: 170 (1) p 56.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Potato,,
2805,14,9,2018,Summer,14,9,2018,Summer,Secondary growth - something we have not seen a lot of for a long time - is also proving to be a concern that will need careful storage planning and management.,"""Passing the buck on potato prices"" Farmers Weekly, 14 Sep 2018, vol: 170 (1) p 56.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Potato,,
2806,14,9,2018,Summer,14,9,2018,Summer,All my customers appear to accept that lower yields are going to mean higher prices.,"""Passing the buck on potato prices"" Farmers Weekly, 14 Sep 2018, vol: 170 (1) p 56.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Potato,,
2807,,,,,,,,,"Price inflation when it is beyond our control needs to be shared between the processor, retailer and consumer.","""Passing the buck on potato prices"" Farmers Weekly, 14 Sep 2018, vol: 170 (1) p 56.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2808,,,,,,,,,"The longer grass also aids ground cover and, because it has an extensive root mat, the water infiltrates better, reduces flooding, doesn't burn up as quickly in drought conditions, and helps restore depleted aquifers.","""How holistic planned grazing can improve farm resilience"" Farmers Weekly, 14 Sept 2018, vol: 170 (1) p 26-27.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Grass,,
2809,14,9,2018,Summer,14,9,2018,Summer,"Experts from the Sustainable Control Of Parasites in Sheep (Scops) and Control Of Worms Sustainably (Cows) groups are urging farmers not to assume the summer drought has killed the parasite and its vector, the mud snail.","""Farmers urged not to be complacent about liver fluke"" Farmers Weekly, 14 Sep 2018, vol: 170 (1) p 29.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,"Beef, Dairy, Sheep",,
2810,14,9,2018,Summer,14,9,2018,Summer,"This summer has been the hottest and driest on record in many parts of the UK. This means that, overall, the burden of liver fluke on pasture will be much lower than last season - but it is dangerous to assume this applies to all farms or even in all areas on a farm.","""Farmers urged not to be complacent about liver fluke"" Farmers Weekly, 14 Sep 2018, vol: 170 (1) p 29.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PIR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Grass,,
2811,14,9,2018,Summer,14,9,2018,Summer,"Experts are suggesting it is more important than ever to test at farm level to monitor fluke burden. As well as detecting disease, avoiding unnecessary treatment will help reduce the risk of anthelmintic resistance.","""Farmers urged not to be complacent about liver fluke"" Farmers Weekly, 14 Sep 2018, vol: 170 (1) p 29.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,"Beef, Dairy, Sheep",,
2812,21,9,2018,Summer,21,9,2018,Summer,"Ixist season, the winter barley equalled the farm's five-year average yield of 7t/ha, gave a low nitrogen of 1.6% and low screenings as it was well grown and developed before the summer drought struck.","""Barley grower's winter crop comes up trumps"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Sep 2018, vol: 170 (2) p 48-49.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Barley,,
2813,21,9,2018,Summer,21,9,2018,Summer,"The winter barley stood up well to the drought as the weather came when the grain filling process had largely finished, and we cut the crop early in the first week of July, he says.","""Barley grower's winter crop comes up trumps"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Sep 2018, vol: 170 (2) p 48-49.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Barley,,
2814,21,9,2018,Summer,21,9,2018,Summer,"Drilling of the spring barley variety Planet this year at 325 seeds/sq m was delayed about a month until mid-April, and although the crop established well, it soon suffered from the dry summer weather.","""Barley grower's winter crop comes up trumps"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Sep 2018, vol: 170 (2) p 48-49.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Barley,,
2815,21,9,2018,Summer,21,9,2018,Summer,"The lack of rainfall at the grain-fill stage really hit the spring barley, which was harvested in early August, he adds.","""Barley grower's winter crop comes up trumps"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Sep 2018, vol: 170 (2) p 48-49.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PIR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Barley,,
2816,21,9,2018,Summer,21,9,2018,Summer,"Maize needs sunshine and 300mm of rain from seed to harvest. Our forage maize got loads of sunshine, but only 109mm of rainfall.","""OSR has dodged the flea beetle invasion so far"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Sep 2018, vol: 170 (2) p 58.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Maize,,
2817,21,9,2018,Summer,21,9,2018,Summer,"This year it was cut and clamped by 1 September, some 22 days before our normal harvest, so it's no wonder that it yielded a third less than average.","""OSR has dodged the flea beetle invasion so far"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Sep 2018, vol: 170 (2) p 58.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Maize,,
2818,21,9,2018,Summer,21,9,2018,Summer,"Defra has announced 40 temporary prescription adjustments (TPA) to help drought-hit farmers in stewardship schemes provide extra fodder, bedding or grazing for their stock.","""Defra announces 40 temporary stewardship drought measures"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Sep 2018, vol: 170 (2) p 13.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Fodder,,
2819,21,9,2018,Summer,21,9,2018,Summer,The full list detailing the 40 TPAs is available on the government's website and includes measures such as changes to dates for grazing.,"""Defra announces 40 temporary stewardship drought measures"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Sep 2018, vol: 170 (2) p 13.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Grass,,
2820,21,9,2018,Summer,21,9,2018,Summer,"For all of the TPAs, Defra added that agreement holders were not obliged to make use of the adjustments and could choose to continue with their existing options. But anyone wishing to make use of the TPA must notify Natural England before doing so, Defra said.","""Defra announces 40 temporary stewardship drought measures"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Sep 2018, vol: 170 (2) p 13.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Fodder,,
2821,21,9,2018,Summer,21,9,2018,Summer,The rain in late July seems to have been no more than a blip in the extremely dry summer.,"""Scottish wheat is only half its usual moisture"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Sept 2018, vol: 170 (2) p 59.",Scotland,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2822,21,9,2018,Summer,21,9,2018,Summer,"We have a soil moisture deficit of around 7in, when this time last year we were around field capacity.","""Scottish wheat is only half its usual moisture"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Sept 2018, vol: 170 (2) p 59.",Scotland,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2823,21,9,2018,Summer,21,9,2018,Summer,"I don't remember 1976, but 2018 has certainly had a most devastating effect on crops. The lack of rain has limited the potential of otherwise good winter crops, particularly wheat, but spring barley has been affected the most. There was insufficient rain to sustain tillers and the ears produced were short with only about 18 grains an ear.","""Scottish wheat is only half its usual moisture"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Sept 2018, vol: 170 (2) p 59.",Scotland,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,"Wheat, Barley",,
2824,21,9,2018,Summer,21,9,2018,Summer,"As a result, yields of grain and particularly straw are well down and grain nitrogen levels are high, resulting in deductions against the malting price.","""Scottish wheat is only half its usual moisture"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Sept 2018, vol: 170 (2) p 59.",Scotland,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,"Wheat, Barley",,
2825,21,9,2018,Summer,21,9,2018,Summer,"On a positive note, harvest is progressing well and drying costs should be well down on normal, with some wheat cut at 14.5%, a level not seen here before, and half that of the wettest wheat last year.","""Scottish wheat is only half its usual moisture"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Sept 2018, vol: 170 (2) p 59.",Scotland,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2826,21,9,2018,Summer,21,9,2018,Summer,"Hopefully, the dry conditions are positive for soil structure, with cracking to a decent depth, and certainly little damage being done from harvest traffic compared with normal seasons.","""Scottish wheat is only half its usual moisture"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Sept 2018, vol: 170 (2) p 59.",Scotland,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2827,21,9,2018,Summer,21,9,2018,Summer,"We are finding that many more stones are coming out this year, particularly big ones that the plough normally jumps over. I think that this must be down to the dry soil having less of a hold of them. I hope we get them all out this year.","""Scottish wheat is only half its usual moisture"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Sept 2018, vol: 170 (2) p 59.",Scotland,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2828,21,9,2018,Summer,21,9,2018,Summer,"OSR was drilled in good time, but is very slow to grow, due to the dry conditions.","""Scottish wheat is only half its usual moisture"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Sept 2018, vol: 170 (2) p 59.",Scotland,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2829,21,9,2018,Summer,21,9,2018,Summer,"As a result, flea beetle is a concern, being present in high numbers, and we have had to apply insecticide to some of the crop for the first time in many years.","""Scottish wheat is only half its usual moisture"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Sept 2018, vol: 170 (2) p 59.",Scotland,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2830,21,9,2018,Summer,21,9,2018,Summer,"I'm trying to put a positive spin on things, but it's hard. The complete lack of measurable rain led to a less than average harvest.","""Machinery suffers in concrete-hard soils"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Sep 2018, vol: 170 (2) p 58.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,"Wheat, oilseed rape and elderflowers",,
2831,21,9,2018,Summer,21,9,2018,Summer,"Spring-sown crops really suffered from drought, spring beans in particular had huge variation in yield and suffered massive bruchid beetle damage.","""Machinery suffers in concrete-hard soils"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Sep 2018, vol: 170 (2) p 58.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Beans,,
2832,21,9,2018,Summer,21,9,2018,Summer,"Poor germination results mean more will be required for seed than normal too, so more cost!","""Machinery suffers in concrete-hard soils"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Sep 2018, vol: 170 (2) p 58.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2833,21,9,2018,Summer,21,9,2018,Summer,With concrete-like conditions the plan has been to try and create some tilth with shallow working depths and to put some small clods down the terge cracks to try and prevent the clay from osing the structure it gained from the summer's heat.,"""Machinery suffers in concrete-hard soils"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Sep 2018, vol: 170 (2) p 58.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2834,28,9,2018,Autumn,28,9,2018,Autumn,"This rain has given a significant boost to oilseed rape, which previously had been struggling to grow in the dry conditions.","""Keeping up the battle against flea beetles and blackgrass"" Farmers Weekly, 28 sep 2018, vol: 170 (3) p 50,52",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2835,28,9,2018,Autumn,28,9,2018,Autumn,"On a final note, with the dry summer this year, seed quality is all over the place. I've heard of thousand grain weights for winter wheat ranging from 33g to 60g. Please take this variance into account when calculating seed rates for drilling this autumn.","""Keeping up the battle against flea beetles and blackgrass"" Farmers Weekly, 28 sep 2018, vol: 170 (3) p 50,53",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2836,28,9,2018,Autumn,28,9,2018,Autumn,"On a final note, with the dry summer this year, seed quality is all over the place. I've heard of thousand grain weights for winter wheat ranging from 33g to 60g. Please take this variance into account when calculating seed rates for drilling this autumn.","""Keeping up the battle against flea beetles and blackgrass"" Farmers Weekly, 28 sep 2018, vol: 170 (3) p 50,54",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2837,28,9,2018,Autumn,28,9,2018,Autumn,Dry conditions still dominate in the South West. At the time of writing we have just had the first significant rain in months.,"""Keeping up the battle against flea beetles and blackgrass"" Farmers Weekly, 28 sep 2018, vol: 170 (3) p 50,55",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2838,28,9,2018,Autumn,28,9,2018,Autumn,"Winter OSR crops are establishing reasonably well, although the dry conditions have led to patchy emergence on some farms.","""Keeping up the battle against flea beetles and blackgrass"" Farmers Weekly, 28 sep 2018, vol: 170 (3) p 50,56",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2839,28,9,2018,Autumn,28,9,2018,Autumn,"Yields of all crops this year have been extremely variable. The main factor affecting yield has, unsurprisingly, been the availability of moisture, but other factors like compaction and seed-bed preparation have also had an influence in places.","""Keeping up the battle against flea beetles and blackgrass"" Farmers Weekly, 28 sep 2018, vol: 170 (3) p 50,57",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2840,28,9,2018,Autumn,28,9,2018,Autumn,"Takeaway lessons from this season are going to be difficult and of limited value, given that the lack of water has been the main limiting factor to production.","""Keeping up the battle against flea beetles and blackgrass"" Farmers Weekly, 28 sep 2018, vol: 170 (3) p 50,58",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2841,28,9,2018,Autumn,28,9,2018,Autumn,"Perhaps a little surprising is the fact that despite the dry weather and the lack of significant foliar disease symptoms in cereals, yield responses to cereal fungicides have been larger than might have been expected.","""Keeping up the battle against flea beetles and blackgrass"" Farmers Weekly, 28 sep 2018, vol: 170 (3) p 50,59",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
2842,28,9,2018,Autumn,28,9,2018,Autumn,It's my first Crop Watch article of the new season and it is being written on the day after the first significant rain we have had for a month.,"""Keeping up the battle against flea beetles and blackgrass"" Farmers Weekly, 28 sep 2018, vol: 170 (3) p 50,60",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2843,28,9,2018,Autumn,28,9,2018,Autumn,"The EU Commission first proposed changes to the green cover rules in late August, with the aim of increasing the availability of fodder resources following the summer drought. The rule change means farmers should be able to count conventional fodder crops, such as grasses and herbaceous forage, as a catch crop for greening purposes. Crops need not be of mixed species, as is normally the case.","""Here is our summary of the latest farming news stories over the past seven days"" Farmers Weekly, vol: 170 (3) p 8.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2844,28,9,2018,Autumn,28,9,2018,Autumn,"After a late spring and dry, hot summer, the results from this year are unlikely to be repeated next year. ","""Cereal varieties: the winners and losers for harvest"" 2018 Farmers Weekly, 28 Sept 2018, vol: 170 (3) p 60,62,64.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2845,28,9,2018,Autumn,28,9,2018,Autumn,"Looking at quality, specific weights were less affected by the drought than previously thought. The majority of varieties have a mean value above 76kg/hl, with just two varieties exceeding 80kg/hl - Costello and candidate Extase.","""Cereal varieties: the winners and losers for harvest"" 2018 Farmers Weekly, 28 Sept 2018, vol: 170 (3) p 60,62,64.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
2846,28,9,2018,Autumn,28,9,2018,Autumn,"Winter barley varieties shrugged off the drought with average yields coming out just over 10t/ha and ahead of the five-year figure, according to AHDB harvest results.","""Cereal varieties: the winners and losers for harvest"" 2018 Farmers Weekly, 28 Sept 2018, vol: 170 (3) p 60,62,64.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Barley,,
2847,28,9,2018,Autumn,28,9,2018,Autumn,"The weather played a key role in both the incidence and the control of wheat diseases this year. Early concerns about rising septoria levels in a range of wheat varieties were dealt with by the heatwave, which rescued the situation just as it was looking perilous, according to the results from Zantra's three UK trials sites. However, the very warm and dry conditions meant that brown rust then came in strongly and affected almost every variety being grown at the company's Kent trials site, as well as being seen more widely than usual at its two other western sites.","""Cereal varieties: the winners and losers for harvest"" 2018 Farmers Weekly, 28 Sept 2018, vol: 170 (3) p 60,62,64.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2848,28,9,2018,Autumn,28,9,2018,Autumn,"Having cut back on both his T2 and T3 fungicide sprays due to the drought, Mr Williams is left wondering if yields could have been even better.","""Cereal varieties: the winners and losers for harvest"" 2018 Farmers Weekly, 28 Sept 2018, vol: 170 (3) p 60,62,64.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2849,28,9,2018,Autumn,28,9,2018,Autumn,"As expected in a heatwave, early maturing varieties such as Motown and Siskin performed better than later types Santiago and Revelation, which were penalised by the continued hot weather.","""Cereal varieties: the winners and losers for harvest"" 2018 Farmers Weekly, 28 Sept 2018, vol: 170 (3) p 60,62,64.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2850,28,9,2018,Autumn,28,9,2018,Autumn,Heatwave rescued septoria situation,"""Cereal varieties: the winners and losers for harvest"" 2018 Farmers Weekly, 28 Sept 2018, vol: 170 (3) p 60,62,64.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2851,28,9,2018,Autumn,28,9,2018,Autumn,"Hot, dry conditions led to brown rust problem","""Cereal varieties: the winners and losers for harvest"" 2018 Farmers Weekly, 28 Sept 2018, vol: 170 (3) p 60,62,64.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2852,28,9,2018,Autumn,28,9,2018,Autumn,"For example, this year is looking like a poor maize year, but the hybrid rye has been less affected by the drought, says Mr Dewhirst.","""Why rye is the ideal second cereal on a Yorkshire farm"" Farmers Weekly, 28 Sep 2018, vol: 170 (3) p 48-49.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,"Maize, Rye",,
2853,28,9,2018,Autumn,28,9,2018,Autumn,"The early strong growth helped the crop cope with the summer drought, as the farm saw no rain after the last day of May until harvest.","""Late drilling barley could help with BYDV control"" Farmers Weekly ; Sutton Tomo 170, N.º 3, (Sep 28, 2018): 54-55.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,Brightwell Baldwin,PR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Barley,,
2854,28,9,2018,Autumn,28,9,2018,Autumn,"Bleak lambing conditions and the worst drought for a generation have combined to leave upland sheep breeders with an excess of small lambs, with little ringside interest.","""Running lamb glut prompts calls for greater selectivity"" Farmers Weekly, 28 Sep 2018, vol: 170 (3) p 134-135.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Sheep,,
2855,28,9,2018,Autumn,28,9,2018,Autumn,The result has been a very selective market and has led to calls for sheep breeders and keepers to be more selective when choosing breeding lambs and drafting for the store or cull ring.,"""Running lamb glut prompts calls for greater selectivity"" Farmers Weekly, 28 Sep 2018, vol: 170 (3) p 134-135.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Sheep,,
2856,28,9,2018,Autumn,28,9,2018,Autumn,"Averages dropped £19.45 and £23.25 to £79.99 and £77.63 respectively at Hawes Auction Mart last week (17-18 September). This was for an 8.8% smaller yarding of 23,036 lambs, with many buyers buying half as many owing to difficulties in selling shearlings bought at Hawes last year due to a scarcity of grass.","""Running lamb glut prompts calls for greater selectivity"" Farmers Weekly, 28 Sep 2018, vol: 170 (3) p 134-135.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Sheep,,
2857,28,9,2018,Autumn,28,9,2018,Autumn,"He said he thought values had ""reached a bottom"" and, as autumn rains arrive in the southern counties, later Mule sales should firm a little. ""Most of it is drought-related, although the political situation doesn't help - some people don't seem to be fully committing to sheep,"" added Mr Pratt.","""Running lamb glut prompts calls for greater selectivity"" Farmers Weekly, 28 Sep 2018, vol: 170 (3) p 134-135.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Sheep,,
2858,28,9,2018,Autumn,28,9,2018,Autumn,"Confidence appears to be really fragile and while the main reason appears to have been the impact of weather conditions of winter and summer, Brexit uncertainty has added to the problem, Mr Jones told Fanners Weekly.","""Running lamb glut prompts calls for greater selectivity"" Farmers Weekly, 28 Sep 2018, vol: 170 (3) p 134-135.",Wales,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,Ruthin,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2859,28,9,2018,Autumn,28,9,2018,Autumn,The autumn has not been quite as expected at Louth Market. In the store cattle ring we have noticed a level of caution from our vendors as they try to anticipate what impact the dry summer will have on the store cattle trade over the autumn.,"""Running lamb glut prompts calls for greater selectivity"" Farmers Weekly, 28 Sep 2018, vol: 170 (3) p 134-135.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Cattle,,
2860,28,9,2018,Autumn,28,9,2018,Autumn,"Unusually, we have also wormed the ewes, as the drought followed by rain caused a big hatch.","“Took our eyes off the ball with worm burdens” Farmers Weekly Sep 28, 2018; vol 170(3), p 47",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Sheep,,
2861,5,10,2018,Autumn,5,10,2018,Autumn,This year's drought is hitting potato yields and quality across the UK and Europe.,"""How drought has hit UK and European spud yields"" Farmers Weekly, 5 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (4) p 38-40.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Potato,,
2862,5,10,2018,Autumn,5,10,2018,Autumn,"The North-western European Potato Growers (NEPG) association estimates that crop yields in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany and the UK will be 8% below the five-year average.","""How drought has hit UK and European spud yields"" Farmers Weekly, 5 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (4) p 38-40.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Potato,,
2863,5,10,2018,Autumn,5,10,2018,Autumn,"By early September he had lifted 60ha, but the yield performance of early chipping varieties is down 20% on last year while salads are down 10%.","""How drought has hit UK and European spud yields"" Farmers Weekly, 5 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (4) p 38-40.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Potato,,
2864,5,10,2018,Autumn,5,10,2018,Autumn,"They're a lot smaller and there aren't as many there, he says. Normally, he expects the early chipping potatoes to yield 44t/ha. This year they have yielded 29t/ha.","""How drought has hit UK and European spud yields"" Farmers Weekly, 5 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (4) p 38-40.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Potato,,
2865,5,10,2018,Autumn,5,10,2018,Autumn,"We've had to consider how to lift the potatoes gently without bruising them due to the lack of soil moisture, he adds.","""How drought has hit UK and European spud yields"" Farmers Weekly, 5 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (4) p 38-40.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,SR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Potato,,
2866,,,2018,Summer,,,2018,Summer,They're in the ground for a shorter period than other varieties so withstood the dry and the heat.,"""How drought has hit UK and European spud yields"" Farmers Weekly, 5 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (4) p 38-40.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Potato,,
2867,5,10,2018,Autumn,5,10,2018,Autumn,"Rising feed costs and winter forage shortages are still stifling an otherwise mucii finner dairy trade, which has been strengthening since the summer lows.","""Feed worries hampering youngstock dairy trade"" Farmers Weekly, 5 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (4) p 142-143.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2868,,,2018,Summer,,,2018,Summer,One factor has to be how cow retention figures decreased during the summer drought.,"""Feed worries hampering youngstock dairy trade"" Farmers Weekly, 5 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (4) p 142-143.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2869,,,2018,Summer,,,2018,Summer,"Culling figures also remain high, as winter forage is a big issue in certain areas.","""Feed worries hampering youngstock dairy trade"" Farmers Weekly, 5 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (4) p 142-143.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2870,,,2018,Summer,,,2018,Summer,"However, he said bulling heifers that made £800 last year have only been hitting £500-£600 this summer. ""It's the commercial youngstock that has been affected most. Feed shortages mean anytiling not giving milk is not really fancied - it's the same for the January to April calvers.""","""Feed worries hampering youngstock dairy trade"" Farmers Weekly, 5 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (4) p 142-143.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,Barnard Castle,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2871,5,10,2018,Autumn,5,10,2018,Autumn,"After a very hot harvest, the east continues to remain exceptionally dry as the focus now shifts to next year's crops.","""Feed worries hampering youngstock dairy trade"" Farmers Weekly, 5 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (4) p 142-143.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2872,5,10,2018,Autumn,5,10,2018,Autumn,"One positive to come out of the dry summer has been the natural restructuring of some of our heavier soils, which should help them remain in better order over the winter.","""Dry weather could threaten pre-emergence weed control"" Farmers Weekly, 5 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (4) p 46-47.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2873,5,10,2018,Autumn,5,10,2018,Autumn,"Oilseed rape has had mixed success, with lack of moisture affecting the later drilled crops' emergence, leaving them more susceptible to cabbage stem flea beetle damage.","""Dry weather could threaten pre-emergence weed control"" Farmers Weekly, 5 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (4) p 46-47.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2874,5,10,2018,Autumn,5,10,2018,Autumn,At present disease is not apparent and with current dry conditions phoma remains low risk.,"""Dry weather could threaten pre-emergence weed control"" Farmers Weekly, 5 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (4) p 46-47.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2875,5,10,2018,Autumn,5,10,2018,Autumn,"On a brighter note, the dry weather has meant that I have not seen any phoma and very few slugs.","""Dry weather could threaten pre-emergence weed control"" Farmers Weekly, 5 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (4) p 46-47.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,AICC - Yorkshire,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Blackgrass,,
2876,5,10,2018,Autumn,5,10,2018,Autumn,"Soils are still very dry, and the success levels of pre-emergence weed control and the amount of rainfall in September and October are closely connected.","""Dry weather could threaten pre-emergence weed control"" Farmers Weekly, 5 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (4) p 46-47.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,AICC - Yorkshire,S,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2877,5,10,2018,Autumn,5,10,2018,Autumn,"Tri-allate granules are probably the best product in dry conditions, but should still be combined with other products in a stack. My only issue with the granules is the smell, which is at best pungent!","""Dry weather could threaten pre-emergence weed control"" Farmers Weekly, 5 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (4) p 46-47.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,AICC - Yorkshire,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2878,5,10,2018,Autumn,5,10,2018,Autumn,"In general, on the chalk soils the yields were above average. The crops that suffered were the ones on the heavier soils which have yielded 2-3t/ha below average.","""Dry weather could threaten pre-emergence weed control"" Farmers Weekly, 5 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (4) p 46-47.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2879,5,10,2018,Autumn,5,10,2018,Autumn,"These soils baked like concrete with the lack of moisture and the persistent hot weather. There were some good points: no drying costs, quality was good, grain price high and straw price extremely high, so overall income for the crops was higher than budgeted.","""Dry weather could threaten pre-emergence weed control"" Farmers Weekly, 5 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (4) p 46-47.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
2880,5,10,2018,Autumn,5,10,2018,Autumn,"The oilseed rape is in and up and has struggled for moisture, as we have still had only about 80mm in the past six weeks.","""Dry weather could threaten pre-emergence weed control"" Farmers Weekly, 5 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (4) p 46-47.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2881,5,10,2018,Autumn,5,10,2018,Autumn,"Very little ground has been ploughed as it is still very dry and hard underneath, so most crops are being min-tilled in.","""Dry weather could threaten pre-emergence weed control"" Farmers Weekly, 5 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (4) p 46-47.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Maize,min-tilled in?,
2882,5,10,2018,Autumn,5,10,2018,Autumn,The weather over the summer has done a cracking job of subsoiling as we have had cracks 1 m deep and 100- 150mm wide! And we still have large cracks in the ground now.,"""Dry weather could threaten pre-emergence weed control"" Farmers Weekly, 5 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (4) p 46-47.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Maize,,
2883,5,10,2018,Autumn,5,10,2018,Autumn,"The maize harvest has not been easy as many of the crops were laid down or leaning severely, which has meant cutting one way or even using a whole crop header to get below the crop in some fields.","""Dry weather could threaten pre-emergence weed control"" Farmers Weekly, 5 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (4) p 46-47.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Maize,,
2884,5,10,2018,Autumn,5,10,2018,Autumn,"The dry summer had led to very poor root structure, which meant the crop could not hold itself up. Yields have been below average - 25-30% down on where they are normally.","""Dry weather could threaten pre-emergence weed control"" Farmers Weekly, 5 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (4) p 46-47.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Maize,,
2885,5,10,2018,Autumn,5,10,2018,Autumn,"Again there are some positives, one being that there has been no mud on the roads so no bad publicity for the farmers.","""Dry weather could threaten pre-emergence weed control"" Farmers Weekly, 5 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (4) p 46-47.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Maize,,
2886,5,10,2018,Autumn,5,10,2018,Autumn,Rapeseed establishment has been challenging as ever with the lack of moisture slowing growth.,"""Dry weather could threaten pre-emergence weed control"" Farmers Weekly, 5 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (4) p 46-47.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2887,5,10,2018,Autumn,5,10,2018,Autumn,"Winter bean crop seed has been a major issue, with bruchid beetle damage and the drought causing large variation with germination.","""Dry weather could threaten pre-emergence weed control"" Farmers Weekly, 5 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (4) p 46-47.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Beans,,
2888,12,10,2018,Autumn,12,10,2018,Autumn,"Lincolnshire's dry climate and the farm's proximity to factories and arable farms support business profitability by allowing outdoor housing and a cost-effective, high-energy ration.","""The best of the best"" Farmers Weekly, 5 Oct 2018, vol: 4 170 (4) p 70-71,73,75,77,79,81,83,85,87,89,91,93,95,97,99-101,103,105.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,,,
2889,12,10,2018,Autumn,12,10,2018,Autumn,"In September we needed a good 100mm of rain to get our oilseed rape away and bring on all that nice low dormancy blackgrass well ahead of wheat drilling. But in most places, we got barely one-quarter of this.","""Give stale seed-beds more time to achieve a good blackgrass kill"" Farmers Weekly, 12 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (5) p 50-51.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2890,12,10,2018,Autumn,12,10,2018,Autumn,"Unfortunately, the dryness and less soil working means we have yet to see similarly strong stale seed-bed growth.","""Give stale seed-beds more time to achieve a good blackgrass kill"" Farmers Weekly, 12 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (5) p 50-51.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2891,12,10,2018,Autumn,12,10,2018,Autumn,"However, after two months of good weathering, all the ground is nicely set up for rapid and effective drilling.","""Give stale seed-beds more time to achieve a good blackgrass kill"" Farmers Weekly, 12 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (5) p 50-51.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2892,12,10,2018,Autumn,12,10,2018,Autumn,"As a result, both wheat and barley have been going in particularly well so far on our low blackgrass risk ground, with the minimum of soil movement to preserve such moisture as there is.","""Give stale seed-beds more time to achieve a good blackgrass kill"" Farmers Weekly, 12 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (5) p 50-51.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,"Wheat, Barley, blackgrass",,
2893,12,10,2018,Autumn,12,10,2018,Autumn,"What's more, the ground is so dry it will take a lot of wetting before drilling is seriously compromised.","""Give stale seed-beds more time to achieve a good blackgrass kill"" Farmers Weekly, 12 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (5) p 50-51.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,SR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2894,12,10,2018,Autumn,12,10,2018,Autumn,"We also need more soil moisture because with the ground as dry as it is and soil temperatures and light levels as high as they continue to be, neither pre- nor peri-emergence herbicides would do much of a job. So the blackgrass would grow right through them, leaving us with crop destruction as about our only control option.","""Give stale seed-beds more time to achieve a good blackgrass kill"" Farmers Weekly, 12 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (5) p 50-51.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Blackgrass,,
2895,12,10,2018,Autumn,12,10,2018,Autumn,"Again, there are some positive outcomes in terms of yield and return to the grower, but whh seasonal yields as low as 10t/ha and low contract prices, there has been many painful scenarios too.","""Give stale seed-beds more time to achieve a good blackgrass kill"" Farmers Weekly, 12 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (5) p 50-51.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Potato,,
2896,12,10,2018,Autumn,12,10,2018,Autumn,"Crop quality is generally good, though, with the odd bit of secondary growth here and there.","""Give stale seed-beds more time to achieve a good blackgrass kill"" Farmers Weekly, 12 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (5) p 50-51.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Potato,,
2897,12,10,2018,Autumn,12,10,2018,Autumn,"A lot of crops during the heatwave were tasseling early (at 0.9m tall), but some crops reached as tall as the chopper, which makes for much better viewing.","""Give stale seed-beds more time to achieve a good blackgrass kill"" Farmers Weekly, 12 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (5) p 50-51.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Maize,,
2898,12,10,2018,Autumn,12,10,2018,Autumn,"The drought continues into autumn in Lincolnshire. In the five months since 1 May, I've registered 118mm of rain, compared with the same period last year, in which I measured 331mm.","""Give stale seed-beds more time to achieve a good blackgrass kill"" Farmers Weekly, 12 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (5) p 50-51.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2899,12,10,2018,Autumn,12,10,2018,Autumn,"Oilseed rape crops have thirstily struggled to outgrow wave after wave of cabbage stem flea beetle, following the most widespread and prolonged attack I've experienced this far north.","""Give stale seed-beds more time to achieve a good blackgrass kill"" Farmers Weekly, 12 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (5) p 50-51.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2900,12,10,2018,Autumn,12,10,2018,Autumn,"One tiling is for certain - it may be dry, but if you drill into blackgrass fields, you must get those pre-emergence herbicides on within three days if possible. Don't assume that, because it's so dry, you either don't need them or that they won't work and should be delayed. Get them on as soon as possible","""Give stale seed-beds more time to achieve a good blackgrass kill"" Farmers Weekly, 12 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (5) p 50-51.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Blackgrass,,
2901,12,10,2018,Autumn,12,10,2018,Autumn,Seedbed fertiliser has made little difference either with conditions as dry as they've been.,"""Give stale seed-beds more time to achieve a good blackgrass kill"" Farmers Weekly, 12 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (5) p 50-51.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2902,12,10,2018,Autumn,12,10,2018,Autumn,Our split pre- and early post-emergence oilseed rape herbicide programme has been valuable in the dry conditions.,"""Give stale seed-beds more time to achieve a good blackgrass kill"" Farmers Weekly, 12 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (5) p 50-51.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2903,12,10,2018,Autumn,12,10,2018,Autumn,Stale seed-beds are only just now seeing the first flush of blackgrass emerge - no surprise there - but there are many growers who have already lost their nerve and taken advantage of the dry conditions to go drilling. Only time will tell as to just how big a mistake that proves to be.,"""Give stale seed-beds more time to achieve a good blackgrass kill"" Farmers Weekly, 12 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (5) p 50-51.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2904,12,10,2018,Autumn,12,10,2018,Autumn,"It may be dry, but if you drill into blackgrass fields, you must get those pre-emergence herbicides on within three days if possible.","""Give stale seed-beds more time to achieve a good blackgrass kill"" Farmers Weekly, 12 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (5) p 50-51.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Blackgrass,,
2905,12,10,2018,Autumn,12,10,2018,Autumn,"Are the risks of parasites lower this year because of the dry weather? In dry weather, the level of infective larvae on the pasture is lower because the eggs and larvae remain dormant in the faeces and can't migrate to the pasture until rainfall has occurred. But when it rains, there is an increased risk of cattle being infected, due to the larvae being washed from the faeces on to the pasture.","""Tips for successful worming of cattle at housing time"" Farmers Weekly, 12 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (5) p 38-39.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Cattle,,
2906,12,10,2018,Autumn,12,10,2018,Autumn,"The total barley crop is forecast to be 6.6m tonnes, again below the five-year average of 7m tonnes. The drop is being attributed to the high spring rainfall, followed by the long, dry summer, which caused a wide range in yields across the UK.","""Our weekly round-up of the latest business stories in agriculture"" Farmers Weekly, 12 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (5) p 22.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Barley,,
2907,12,10,2018,Autumn,12,10,2018,Autumn,"Results of an NFU survey, released last week, pointed to average wheat yields falling to 7.7 t/ha, the first time it has dipped below 8t/ha in the past five years.","""Our weekly round-up of the latest business stories in agriculture"" Farmers Weekly, 12 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (5) p 22.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2908,19,10,2018,Autumn,19,10,2018,Autumn,Another problem we are finding as a direct result of the summer's heatwave is straw quality. Just before harvest it was very noticeable that the barley straw was very pale this year. It was also noticeable that the wheat straw had a pinkish tinge to it.,"""Drought has left second-rate straw"" Farmers Weekly, 19 Oct 2019, vol: 170 (6) p 36.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Fodder,,
2909,19,10,2018,Autumn,19,10,2018,Autumn,The texture of the straw seems very harsh and it doesn't break up as it usually does when the pigs interact with it. It also seems less absorbent than usual.,"""Drought has left second-rate straw"" Farmers Weekly, 19 Oct 2019, vol: 170 (6) p 36.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Fodder,,
2910,19,10,2018,Autumn,19,10,2018,Autumn,"Despite the dry conditions, preemergence applications have been kept close to the drill to catch emerging blackgrass. Seed-bed conditions are very good and with moisture, the residual chemistry will become more effective.","""OSR disease and aphid risk grows"" Farmers Weekly, 19 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (6) p 40,42.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PSR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2911,19,10,2018,Autumn,19,10,2018,Autumn,"The drought of 2018 finally ended, and we have just completed our budget review to work out the damage from all the additional bought-in feed.","""Brexit should create opportunities for those who want to succeed"" Farmers Weekly, 19 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (6) p 27.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2912,19,10,2018,Autumn,19,10,2018,Autumn,"In a fortunate coincidence, extra income from higher milk production and price rises in the past few months are almost exactly equal to the additional spend, so it looks like we will end up about where we predicted at the start of the year, something which seemed very unlikely a few months ago.","""Brexit should create opportunities for those who want to succeed"" Farmers Weekly, 19 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (6) p 27.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2913,19,10,2018,Autumn,19,10,2018,Autumn,"Statistics from The Dairy Group suggest that, while profit may be down on 2017 for most, milk volumes are not - milk production in August was just 0.7% lower than the previous year. Many people used their first cut silage and extra bought-in feed to get through the dry period, with relatively little impact on yields.","""Brexit should create opportunities for those who want to succeed"" Farmers Weekly, 19 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (6) p 27.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2914,19,10,2018,Autumn,19,10,2018,Autumn,"But with global markets falling and feed prices creeping upwards, it is perhaps in the next few months that the effects of the summer will truly be seen.","""Brexit should create opportunities for those who want to succeed"" Farmers Weekly, 19 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (6) p 27.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2915,19,10,2018,Autumn,19,10,2018,Autumn,"The milk price is almost certainly about to head south, and we have perhaps been lucky that it got to where it did, given that the increases were at least partly based on sentiment surrounding the drought.","""Brexit should create opportunities for those who want to succeed"" Farmers Weekly, 19 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (6) p 27.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2916,19,10,2018,Autumn,19,10,2018,Autumn,"If the tabloids are correct and we are about to face the worst winter for a decade, with another late turnout like that forced by the ""Beast from the East"", many farmers could find themselves in a very difficult position next year,especially those with already depleted forage stocks.","""Brexit should create opportunities for those who want to succeed"" Farmers Weekly, 19 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (6) p 27.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2917,19,10,2018,Autumn,19,10,2018,Autumn,Very dry soils and persistent cabbage stem flea beetle activity have made oilseed rape establishment more challenging than anticipated for many of our Oilseed Rape Masters growers this season.,"""Rapeseed battles drought stress and beetle attacks"" Farmers Weekly, 19 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (6) p 46-48.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,SI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2918,19,10,2018,Autumn,19,10,2018,Autumn,"At Lynchfield Corner Farm, hybrid seed that went into healthy, well-textured soil has grown strongly, despite coming up against drought and flea beetle attack.","""Rapeseed battles drought stress and beetle attacks"" Farmers Weekly, 19 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (6) p 46-48.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2919,19,10,2018,Autumn,19,10,2018,Autumn,Just a single oilseed rape crop - being grown on one of Mr Woods' outlying contract farms - has been scrapped in such a difficult year.,"""Rapeseed battles drought stress and beetle attacks"" Farmers Weekly, 19 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (6) p 46-48.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2920,19,10,2018,Autumn,19,10,2018,Autumn,"In a change from his standard practice, Mr Woods opted not to use his Mzuri strip-till drill to establish the crop. Instead, he straw-raked the ground twice in different directions and used his Horsch drill fitted with lowdisturbance, narrow coulters.","""Rapeseed battles drought stress and beetle attacks"" Farmers Weekly, 19 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (6) p 46-48.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2921,19,10,2018,Autumn,19,10,2018,Autumn,"It was too dry to use the Carrier cultivator followed by the Mzuri, which is our usual method, as the ground was rock hard. I had also sold the previous hybrid barley crop's straw, which was worth doing, so didn't have the residue to help with moisture retention, Mr Woods adds.","""Rapeseed battles drought stress and beetle attacks"" Farmers Weekly, 19 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (6) p 46-48.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,SIR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2922,19,10,2018,Autumn,19,10,2018,Autumn,"Unfortunately the clover has struggled in the dry conditions. At the moment, it's not doing what I would like it to do, he says.","""Rapeseed battles drought stress and beetle attacks"" Farmers Weekly, 19 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (6) p 46-48.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2923,19,10,2018,Autumn,19,10,2018,Autumn,"With hindsight, we should have drilled earlier. We were worried it was too dry, but some game cover drilled at the beginning of August has done very well, she says.","""Rapeseed battles drought stress and beetle attacks"" Farmers Weekly, 19 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (6) p 46-48.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,SR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2924,19,10,2018,Autumn,19,10,2018,Autumn,"Nitrogen was applied to the crop as soon as it was visible, to help it grow away from the flea beetle onslaught as drought and flea beetles have made things difficult.","""Rapeseed battles drought stress and beetle attacks"" Farmers Weekly, 19 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (6) p 46-48.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2925,19,10,2018,Autumn,19,10,2018,Autumn,"Interestingly, that is our worst field of rapeseed. Not surprisingly, it has really struggled for moisture and has been much slower to get going, Mr Lord adds.","""Rapeseed battles drought stress and beetle attacks"" Farmers Weekly, 19 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (6) p 46-48.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2926,19,10,2018,Autumn,19,10,2018,Autumn,"It's touch and go for a small area of the 81 ha of oilseed rape that farm manager Sam Paske has established this year. The primary cause is moisture stress, but flea beetle has also done its best to make life difficult for the small plants.","""Rapeseed battles drought stress and beetle attacks"" Farmers Weekly, 19 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (6) p 46-48.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2927,26,10,2018,Autumn,26,10,2018,Autumn,"A dry summer and early autumn is resulting in low disease levels in oilseed rape which could lead to growers cutting their fungicide costs. David Jones reports. Oilseed rape growers could save money this autumn because of a delayed threat from disease following the very dry summer, which may prompt some to cut out a fungicide spray.","""Oilseed rape growers could save on fungicide spraying"" Farmers Weekly, 26 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (7) p 58-59.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2928,26,10,2018,Autumn,26,10,2018,Autumn,"The threat from phoma disease is developing about one month later than last autumn, meaning that those growers who often spray twice in the autumn could just treat once, or possibly not at all.","""Oilseed rape growers could save on fungicide spraying"" Farmers Weekly, 26 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (7) p 58-59.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2929,26,10,2018,Autumn,26,10,2018,Autumn,"The 20-day target was hit on 10 October at Boxworth in Cambridgeshire this autumn compared with 11 September last year, and this means many crops are a long way off the spray threshold of 10-200/> of plant infected. ""We usually see phoma infection before mid-October, but we are only likely to see spray thresholds hit in the next week or two,"" said Dr Ritchie.","""Oilseed rape growers could save on fungicide spraying"" Farmers Weekly, 26 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (7) p 58-59.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,Boxworth,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2930,26,10,2018,Autumn,26,10,2018,Autumn,"Farming on the South Downs above Brighton, he grows 70ha of oilseed rape and in late October his well-grown crops were showing only occasional phoma lesions after very dry weather in July, August and September.","""Oilseed rape growers could save on fungicide spraying"" Farmers Weekly, 26 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (7) p 58-59.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2931,26,10,2018,Autumn,26,10,2018,Autumn,"While this summer's drought has meant more concentrate has been fed, which has negatively affected this year's performance from forage (see table), the herd has previously achieved 4,000 litres of milk from forage and this remains an ongoing target.","""Norfolk farmer integrates robots and grazing cows"" Farmers Weekly, 26 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (7) p 54-55.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2932,26,10,2018,Autumn,26,10,2018,Autumn,"The Nortons used to buffer feed maize through the grazing season, but this was found to negatively affect grazing intakes. Cows now receive buffer only if grass growth is insufficient. In a ""normal"" year this usually means the maize, grass and blend buffer is introduced in September. However, this year's drought meant it was started in July.","""Norfolk farmer integrates robots and grazing cows"" Farmers Weekly, 26 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (7) p 54-55.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
2933,26,10,2018,Autumn,26,10,2018,Autumn,"The good spell of recent dry weather has rewarded those who held off from drilling wheat early. These later-sown crops have the added bonus of good seed-beds, which will give every chance for blackgrass control to be as high as possible.","""Later drilling can help counter key virus as well as blackgrass"" Farmers Weekly, 26 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (7) p 62,64.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
2934,26,10,2018,Autumn,26,10,2018,Autumn,"Attention quickly moves to another large problem - blackgrass in oilseed rape. Timing clethodim for blackgrass control has proven difficult this autumn as some blackgrass emerged early with the crop, but with the dry weather a lot has only recently emerged.","""Later drilling can help counter key virus as well as blackgrass"" Farmers Weekly, 26 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (7) p 62,64.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2935,26,10,2018,Autumn,26,10,2018,Autumn,"Most cereal crops have received their pre-em herbicide. Along with the dry conditions there has been very little emergence of weed following these treatments, so it is a little early to know how much subsequent grassweed emergence we are going to get.","""Later drilling can help counter key virus as well as blackgrass"" Farmers Weekly, 26 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (7) p 62,64.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
2936,26,10,2018,Autumn,26,10,2018,Autumn,"Following the dry summer, I would be expecting supplies of spring barley seed to be tight so early ordering may be wise to ensure getting first-choice varieties. *","""Later drilling can help counter key virus as well as blackgrass"" Farmers Weekly, 26 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (7) p 62,64.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Barley,,
2937,26,10,2018,Autumn,26,10,2018,Autumn,"According to grassland and soils adviser James Bretherton of Agscope, the low levels of rainfall experienced over the summer left many soils dry and cracked, with Irish figures showing there was a deficit of 2in of water in July and August needed to get soils working again after low rainfall in those two months.","""Farmers advised not to aerate soils before digging holes"" Farmers Weekly, 26 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (7) p 44.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PS,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Grassland,,
2938,26,10,2018,Autumn,26,10,2018,Autumn,"He said grassland aeration should therefore be carried out as part of a three-pronged approach, with farmers first assessing soil structure by digging holes and soil testing, if required.","""Farmers advised not to aerate soils before digging holes"" Farmers Weekly, 26 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (7) p 44.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Grassland,,
2939,26,10,2018,Autumn,26,10,2018,Autumn,2 The water deficit created in July and August (inches),"""Farmers advised not to aerate soils before digging holes"" Farmers Weekly, 26 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (7) p 44.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2940,26,10,2018,Autumn,26,10,2018,Autumn,"But what an awful year for it. Grass reserves are low, silage stocks are low and cover crops are... low. The drought has certainly taken its toll. Measures we have put in place so far have included diverting 30t of oats into the sheep enterprise and phoning around neighbours begging them not to spray off any cover crops and have our sheep eat them off instead.","""Hope to get away with short forage supplies"" Farmers Weekly, Oct 26 2018, vol: 170 (7) p 56.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Fodder,,
2941,26,10,2018,Autumn,26,10,2018,Autumn,"Like most of the country, we are certainly struggling with the drought, ('over crops that in a usual year would be up to my knees are just past my ankles.","""Hope to get away with short forage supplies"" Farmers Weekly, Oct 26 2018, vol: 170 (7) p 56.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2942,26,10,2018,Autumn,26,10,2018,Autumn,"Ewe body condition has improved, but I doubt anything will have enough grass to be flushing before the rams go in. Maintaining body condition score over the winter will be a real challenge and will certainly test the Romneys.","""Hope to get away with short forage supplies"" Farmers Weekly, Oct 26 2018, vol: 170 (7) p 56.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Sheep,,
2943,26,10,2018,Autumn,26,10,2018,Autumn,"As the sugar beet harvest begins, one Fenland grower is optimistic about yields despite late spring drilling and then a dry summer. Louise Impey finds out why","""Dry season fails to stop the drive for better beet yields"" Farmers Weekly, 26 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (7) p 60-61.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Sugar beet,,
2944,26,10,2018,Autumn,26,10,2018,Autumn,"This year, in sharp contrast, the late spring and dry summer have been doubly challenging, says Mr Wakeham, although he acknowledges that his Fenland farm does benefit from moisture-retentive clay loam soils.","""Dry season fails to stop the drive for better beet yields"" Farmers Weekly, 26 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (7) p 60-61.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Sugar beet,,
2945,26,10,2018,Autumn,26,10,2018,Autumn,"One of the things we will learn this year will be how well our beet manages with a lack of moisture. The crop canopy has been noticeably shorter, but we haven't seen excessive wilting, he says.","""Dry season fails to stop the drive for better beet yields"" Farmers Weekly, 26 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (7) p 60-61.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Sugar beet,,
2946,26,10,2018,Autumn,26,10,2018,Autumn,"The harvester driver will be key this year. We need to minimise root breakages and damage in the dry conditions. The target is to keep losses below 5%, which on our expected production is just over 4t/ha, he says.","""Dry season fails to stop the drive for better beet yields"" Farmers Weekly, 26 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (7) p 60-61.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Sugar beet,,
2947,26,10,2018,Autumn,26,10,2018,Autumn,"Crops being grown on light, sandy soils have been the most affected, with those in the drier eastern areas on freedraining ground showing their vulnerability to moisture stress.","""Dry season fails to stop the drive for better beet yields"" Farmers Weekly, 26 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (7) p 60-61.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Sugar beet,,
2948,26,10,2018,Autumn,26,10,2018,Autumn,"You can't beat the weather, and this summer just goes to prove it; half of our oilseed rape crop has been written off, primarily due to drought.","""Spring beans likely to replace failed rapeseed"" Farmers Weekly, 26 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (7) p 70.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2949,26,10,2018,Autumn,26,10,2018,Autumn,Spring beans are the likely replacement for the failed rapeseed as long as we can find some seed.,"""Spring beans likely to replace failed rapeseed"" Farmers Weekly, 26 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (7) p 70.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Beans,,
2950,26,10,2018,Autumn,26,10,2018,Autumn,"At the time of writing we have just had 26mm of rain, which is by far the most we've had since May.","""Spring beans likely to replace failed rapeseed"" Farmers Weekly, 26 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (7) p 70.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2951,26,10,2018,Autumn,26,10,2018,Autumn,"From improving animal welfare to mitigating the effects of drought and reducing soil erosion, our trees and woodland are critical to protecting the environment and building resilient farm businesses.","""How planting trees can improve farm performance"" Farmers Weekly, 26 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (7) p 26-27,29.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2952,26,10,2018,Autumn,26,10,2018,Autumn,"With this year's drought there's also increasing evidence to show that shelter belts and planting trees in the right place will reduce water loss from the soil, making more available for the crop rather than evaporating.","""How planting trees can improve farm performance"" Farmers Weekly, 26 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (7) p 26-27,29.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2953,26,10,2018,Autumn,26,10,2018,Autumn,"Acute oak decline is believed to have a number of causes, including drought stress and bacterial infections linked with a bark beetle.","""How planting trees can improve farm performance"" Farmers Weekly, 26 Oct 2018, vol: 170 (7) p 26-27,29.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2954,2,11,2018,Autumn,2,11,2018,Autumn,"Although the dry weather was starting, hampering trade for second-quality sorts, the best older Suffolk-cross ewes flew to £154 and shearlings peaked at £150.","""Store prices pick up but it's still a buyer's market"" Farmers Weekly, 2 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (8) p 136-137.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Sheep,,
2955,2,11,2018,Autumn,2,11,2018,Autumn,"Just three weeks later, our August sale of Mule shearlings was probably the most testing day of my career to date. A trade best described as selective saw the better shearlings selling from £130 to a top £160 for the Champions.","""Store prices pick up but it's still a buyer's market"" Farmers Weekly, 2 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (8) p 136-137.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Sheep,,
2956,2,11,2018,Autumn,2,11,2018,Autumn,"The remainder of our sales have followed in a similar vein, and as the sale season draws to a close, with many parts of the Midlands and South still needing significant rain, it remains unlikely that things are going to change dramatically, but then I said that in the spring.","""Store prices pick up but it's still a buyer's market"" Farmers Weekly, 2 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (8) p 136-137.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,,,
2957,2,11,2018,Autumn,2,11,2018,Autumn,"The remainder of our sales have followed in a similar vein, and as the sale season draws to a close, with many parts of the Midlands and South still needing significant rain, it remains unlikely that things are going to change dramatically, but then I said that in the spring.","""Store prices pick up but it's still a buyer's market"" Farmers Weekly, 2 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (8) p 136-137.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,,,
2958,2,11,2018,Autumn,2,11,2018,Autumn,Overall drier conditions have also noticeably reduced fuel consumption and enabled better compaction shattering.,"""No autumn ploughing for the first time ever"" Farmers Weekly, 2 NOv 2018, vol: 170 (8) p 46.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2959,2,11,2018,Autumn,2,11,2018,Autumn,"While grain weights also showed a positive trend, this season's unusually dry weather held back the yield potential.","""Award-winning grower reveals bacteria benefits"" Farmers Weekly, 2 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (8) p 42-43.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2960,2,11,2018,Autumn,2,11,2018,Autumn,"Late drilling followed by drought hit this season's sugar beet crop hard, but autumn rain and good sunlight levels have helped avoid a disastrous yield slump.","""Sugar beet yields encouraging even after dry summer"" Farmers Weekly, 2 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (8) p 38-39.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Sugar beet,,
2961,2,11,2018,Autumn,2,11,2018,Autumn,"While beet yields will still be down on last year's record farm yields, it will not be as much of a disaster as initially feared in August after weeks of no rain and soaring temperatures.","""Sugar beet yields encouraging even after dry summer"" Farmers Weekly, 2 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (8) p 38-39.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Sugar beet,,
2962,2,11,2018,Autumn,2,11,2018,Autumn,Recent autumn showers have helped bulk up the crop and also made harvesting easier after the beet campaign got off to a slow start as farmers tried to lift beet in bone-dry soils.,"""Sugar beet yields encouraging even after dry summer"" Farmers Weekly, 2 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (8) p 38-39.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,S,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Sugar beet,,
2963,2,11,2018,Autumn,2,11,2018,Autumn,"Drought and high temperatures have curtailed dry matter yields, but a sugar content of 19% is at the top of the range, he added.","""Sugar beet yields encouraging even after dry summer"" Farmers Weekly, 2 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (8) p 38-39.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Sugar beet,,
2964,2,11,2018,Autumn,2,11,2018,Autumn,"Then the summer drought set in, producing a more stumpy and shorter beet crop with more of the beet crown out of the ground.","""Sugar beet yields encouraging even after dry summer"" Farmers Weekly, 2 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (8) p 38-39.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Sugar beet,,
2965,2,11,2018,Autumn,2,11,2018,Autumn,"Despite the delay, early lifting was very challenging due to the dry soils and the four processing plants were initially short of beet, but recent rain has helped a pickup in harvesting. Drought has clearly led to more variable crops depending on the soil type and the quality of establishment, Mr Morris added.","""Sugar beet yields encouraging even after dry summer"" Farmers Weekly, 2 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (8) p 38-39.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,Bury St Edmunds,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Sugar beet,,
2966,2,11,2018,Autumn,2,11,2018,Autumn,"Despite the delay, early lifting was very challenging due to the dry soils and the four processing plants were initially short of beet, but recent rain has helped a pickup in harvesting. Drought has clearly led to more variable crops depending on the soil type and the quality of establishment, Mr Morris added.","""Sugar beet yields encouraging even after dry summer"" Farmers Weekly, 2 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (8) p 38-39.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Sugar beet,,
2967,2,11,2018,Autumn,2,11,2018,Autumn,"Despite the delay, early lifting was very challenging due to the dry soils and the four processing plants were initially short of beet, but recent rain has helped a pickup in harvesting. Drought has clearly led to more variable crops depending on the soil type and the quality of establishment, Mr Morris added.","""Sugar beet yields encouraging even after dry summer"" Farmers Weekly, 2 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (8) p 38-39.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Sugar beet,,
2968,2,11,2018,Autumn,2,11,2018,Autumn,"Despite the delay, early lifting was very challenging due to the dry soils and the four processing plants were initially short of beet, but recent rain has helped a pickup in harvesting. Drought has clearly led to more variable crops depending on the soil type and the quality of establishment, Mr Morris added.","""Sugar beet yields encouraging even after dry summer"" Farmers Weekly, 2 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (8) p 38-39.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Sugar beet,,
2969,2,11,2018,Autumn,2,11,2018,Autumn,"Last season we had farm average of over 100t/ha, so this year we are likely to be down 25t,Tia after eight weeks in the summer without rain and temperatures over 30C, he said.","""Sugar beet yields encouraging even after dry summer"" Farmers Weekly, 2 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (8) p 38-39.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Sugar beet,,
2970,2,11,2018,Autumn,2,11,2018,Autumn,"In my part of the world, the rainfall for 2018 to date has been a meagre 361mm and with only two months to go it looks like one of the driest years on record.","""Aphid threat to oilseed rape and cereal crops"" Farmers Weekly, 2 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (8) p 44-45.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2971,2,11,2018,Autumn,2,11,2018,Autumn,"This brings me round to the traditional agronomist's ceremony of ""Casting of the Boot"". This age-old event is when the ground becomes too wet for boots and its wellies only. I have never known a year when we have got through to November without wellies being essential, until this year.","""Aphid threat to oilseed rape and cereal crops"" Farmers Weekly, 2 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (8) p 44-45.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PR,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2972,2,11,2018,Autumn,2,11,2018,Autumn,"Phoma lesions are rare, and with the dry weather persisting the risk of spraying is quickly disappearing.","""Aphid threat to oilseed rape and cereal crops"" Farmers Weekly, 2 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (8) p 44-45.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2973,2,11,2018,Autumn,2,11,2018,Autumn,The lack of continuous wet leaves for the disease to spread has been noticeable.,"""Aphid threat to oilseed rape and cereal crops"" Farmers Weekly, 2 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (8) p 44-45.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2974,2,11,2018,Autumn,2,11,2018,Autumn,"The lack of moisture in the southeast has been limiting the effectiveness of stale seedbeds, though significant flushes of blackgrass followed the odd shower three weeks ago and again last weekend into this week.","""Aphid threat to oilseed rape and cereal crops"" Farmers Weekly, 2 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (8) p 44-45.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
2975,2,11,2018,Autumn,2,11,2018,Autumn,Grass reseeds have struggled over the past month and it's mainly down to a lack of moisture. Many have come up uneven and in places where drilling took place in late August or early September they have been redrilled.,"""Aphid threat to oilseed rape and cereal crops"" Farmers Weekly, 2 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (8) p 44-45.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Grass,,,
2976,2,11,2018,Autumn,2,11,2018,Autumn,"Regarding propyzamide applications, most soils are experiencing soil moisture deficit, which at present is the argest limiting factor on timing of propyzamide this year rather than soil temperature.","""Aphid threat to oilseed rape and cereal crops"" Farmers Weekly, 2 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (8) p 44-45.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PR,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2977,9,11,2018,Autumn,9,11,2018,Autumn,"A good two inches of rain from storm Callum was exactly what the low-dormancy blackgrass needed. With such dry conditions up to this, we were beginning to despair of a decent weed flush.","""Patience pays off with late weed flush"" Farmers Weekly, 9 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (9) p 50.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
2978,9,11,2018,Autumn,9,11,2018,Autumn,"Over in south Wales, even crops established in the dry have pulled through.","""Patience pays off with late weed flush"" Farmers Weekly, 9 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (9) p 50.",Wales,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2979,9,11,2018,Autumn,9,11,2018,Autumn,"The long, dry summer has really helped keep the slug population in check as they lay torpid in the depths trying to remain hydrated; only now are they beginning to cycle.","""Patience pays off with late weed flush"" Farmers Weekly, 9 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (9) p 50.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
2980,9,11,2018,Autumn,9,11,2018,Autumn,Mr Davies said that July-August trade was remarkably firm considering the dry weather.,"""Short-keep stores on par with last year"" Farmers Weekly, 9 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (9) p 130.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Sheep,,
2981,16,11,2018,Autumn,16,11,2018,Autumn,"Initial samples show maize quality looks good, despite the unprecedented growing season during which crops were planted late and had to cope with drought conditions in the summer.","""Advice on feeding this year's maize as stocks look tight"" Farmers Weekly, 16 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (10) p 28-29.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Maize,,
2982,16,11,2018,Autumn,16,11,2018,Autumn,"One in every 10ha of oilseed rape planted this season have been destroyed by drought and cabbage stem flea beetle, according to a new estimate released by United Oilseeds.","""Flea beetle and drought wipe out 10% of 2019 OSR crop"" Farmers Weekly, 16 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (10) p 16-17.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2983,16,11,2018,Autumn,16,11,2018,Autumn,"The trading co-operative says almost 60,000ha have been lost from the total cropping area drilled in late summer, with 537,623ha remaining from the 597,383ha originally established.","""Flea beetle and drought wipe out 10% of 2019 OSR crop"" Farmers Weekly, 16 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (10) p 16-17.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2984,16,11,2018,Autumn,16,11,2018,Autumn,"Its nationwide member survey found losses had been heaviest in Bedfordshire, where it is estimated some 20% of the crop has been ripped up.","""Flea beetle and drought wipe out 10% of 2019 OSR crop"" Farmers Weekly, 16 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (10) p 16-17.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2985,16,11,2018,Autumn,16,11,2018,Autumn,"The losses will have cost some growers in excess of £100/ha, depending on the amount of tillage, type of drilling, number of herbicides used and if the seed was purchased or home saved.","""Flea beetle and drought wipe out 10% of 2019 OSR crop"" Farmers Weekly, 16 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (10) p 16-17.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2986,16,11,2018,Autumn,16,11,2018,Autumn,"The total cropping area after losses will be 10% lower than the 2018 harvested area and almost one-third lower than the record oilseed rape area of 758,000ha for the 2012 harvest.","""Flea beetle and drought wipe out 10% of 2019 OSR crop"" Farmers Weekly, 16 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (10) p 16-17.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2987,16,11,2018,Autumn,16,11,2018,Autumn,She explained the drought conditions held back fledgling plants from growing away from the damage.,"""Flea beetle and drought wipe out 10% of 2019 OSR crop"" Farmers Weekly, 16 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (10) p 16-17.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2988,16,11,2018,Autumn,16,11,2018,Autumn,She explained the drought conditions held back fledgling plants from growing away from the damage.,"""Flea beetle and drought wipe out 10% of 2019 OSR crop"" Farmers Weekly, 16 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (10) p 16-17.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2989,16,11,2018,Autumn,16,11,2018,Autumn,She explained the drought conditions held back fledgling plants from growing away from the damage.,"""Flea beetle and drought wipe out 10% of 2019 OSR crop"" Farmers Weekly, 16 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (10) p 16-17.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
2990,16,11,2018,Autumn,16,11,2018,Autumn,"Fortunately, in the intervening period there has been some dry weather and with about 60-80mm of soil moisture deficit still in my area, it has allowed for drilling after maize and potatoes to be completed into good seed-beds.","""Soils still too warm for OSR propyzamide spray"" Farmers Weekly, 16 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (10) p 42-43.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,"Maize, Potatoes",,
2991,16,11,2018,Autumn,16,11,2018,Autumn,"Fortunately, in the intervening period there has been some dry weather and with about 60-80mm of soil moisture deficit still in my area, it has allowed for drilling after maize and potatoes to be completed into good seed-beds.","""Soils still too warm for OSR propyzamide spray"" Farmers Weekly, 16 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (10) p 42-43.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,"Maize, Potatoes",,
2992,16,11,2018,Autumn,16,11,2018,Autumn,"I have used Liberator (diflufenican + flufenacet) on oats on a number of farms for the past two to three years without any noticeable negative effects, but this season it has been very noticeable. These responses are probably due to the dry soils followed by rainfall and fast herbicide uptake by the crops.","""Soils still too warm for OSR propyzamide spray"" Farmers Weekly, 16 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (10) p 42-43.",,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oacts,,dry/wet conditions
2993,16,11,2018,Autumn,16,11,2018,Autumn,"I have used Liberator (diflufenican + flufenacet) on oats on a number of farms for the past two to three years without any noticeable negative effects, but this season it has been very noticeable. These responses are probably due to the dry soils followed by rainfall and fast herbicide uptake by the crops.","""Soils still too warm for OSR propyzamide spray"" Farmers Weekly, 16 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (10) p 42-43.",,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oacts,,dry/wet conditions
2994,16,11,2018,Autumn,16,11,2018,Autumn,AHDB lead analyst Duncan Wyatt is expecting Defra figures to soon show a contracting beef and dairy herd following drought-enforced culling and high cull numbers in 2017.,"""Cull cows cheaper as processors take more"" Farmers Weekly, 16 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (10) p 114-115.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Cattle,,
2995,16,11,2018,Autumn,16,11,2018,Autumn,"More than 30,000 extra cows have been slaughtered this year. More heifers have been culled and we lost some at calving, said Mr Wyatt. ""During the drought all animals were made available, but processors only really wanted cows.""","""Cull cows cheaper as processors take more"" Farmers Weekly, 16 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (10) p 114-115.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Cattle,,
2996,16,11,2018,Autumn,16,11,2018,Autumn,"The long and dry summer months have left fodder uncertainties for many across the country, affecting both cattle and sheep prospects. Many sheep graziers are uncertain of how much winter keep will be available, as dairy farmers use every blade of grass.","""Cull cows cheaper as processors take more"" Farmers Weekly, 16 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (10) p 114-115.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,"Cattle, Sheep",,
2997,16,11,2018,Autumn,16,11,2018,Autumn,"Root crops have also been affected, with many deterred from planting during the dry months and some crops failing.","""Cull cows cheaper as processors take more"" Farmers Weekly, 16 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (10) p 114-115.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
2998,16,11,2018,Autumn,16,11,2018,Autumn,"Low yields caused by a late spring and dry summer have led to the seed shortage, while the summer drought caused seed splitting at harvest, which may reduce seed germination.","""Order spring bean seed to beat shortage"" Farmers Weekly, 16 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (10) p 39.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,"Peas, Beans",,
2999,16,11,2018,Autumn,16,11,2018,Autumn,"Chris Guest, seed manager at supplier Gleadell, says there will definitely be a shortage of spring bean seed for next year, leading to a reduced area of the crop next spring. ""The area of spring beans will clearly be down, based simply on the lack of availability of seed,"" he told Farmers Weekly.","""Order spring bean seed to beat shortage"" Farmers Weekly, 16 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (10) p 39.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Beans,,
3000,16,11,2018,Autumn,16,11,2018,Autumn,"Due to the nature of the dry summer, some fields may have been naturally subsoiled, explains Mr Wright. ""The very dry period produced very similar cracks with the same action - if that's happened, then the farmer doesn't have to do much now - they have actually subsoiled this year.""","""Seven steps to successfully subsoil compacted fields"" Farmers Weekly, 16 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (10) p 53-55.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
3001,16,11,2018,Autumn,16,11,2018,Autumn,"These conditions resulted in a lot of natural shrinking and cracks, so in effect we have to avoid undoing it by minimising compaction, cultivations and overworking the soil.","""Seven steps to successfully subsoil compacted fields"" Farmers Weekly, 16 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (10) p 53-55.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
3002,16,11,2018,Autumn,16,11,2018,Autumn,"Keeping soil movement to a minimum also helps conserve moisture, which was essential this season with the summer drought.","""How to grow profitable spring crops and defeat blackgrass"" Farmers Weekly, 16 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (10) p 36-37.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
3003,23,11,2018,Autumn,23,11,2018,Autumn,"To establish the herbal leys in six former game crop plots, the ground was ploughed and the seed broadcast this June, giving a consistently successful result despite the dry weather.","""Intensive grazing system brings resilience to uplands"" Farmers Weekly, 23 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (11) p 34,36.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Grass,,,
3004,23,11,2018,Autumn,23,11,2018,Autumn,"When the rain finally fell this August, after three months of drought and, before that, six months of cold and wet<weather, the fam still had plenty of grass to spare.","""Intensive grazing system brings resilience to uplands"" Farmers Weekly, 23 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (11) p 34,36.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Grass,,,
3005,23,11,2018,Autumn,23,11,2018,Autumn,"By allowing long rest periods, mob grazing increases rooting depth which in turn builds soil fertility and resilience from drought and waterlogging, he says.","""Intensive grazing system brings resilience to uplands"" Farmers Weekly, 23 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (11) p 34,36.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Grass,,,
3006,23,11,2018,Autumn,23,11,2018,Autumn,"The effect of the rising costs will have been compounded for many livestock farmers, who had to buy in more feed and forage this season after the Beast from the East and the summer drought. Some are warning the full effect is yet to be felt.","""Rising costs put pressure on all farm sectors"" Farmers Weekly, 23 Nov 2018, vol 170 (11) p 18-19.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Feed,,
3007,23,11,2018,Autumn,23,11,2018,Autumn,Ayrshire dairy farmer Graeme Kilpatrick said the rising cost of production could bring about a decline in milk production this winter as many farmers face the prospect of having to buy in significant amounts of feed and forage.,"""Rising costs put pressure on all farm sectors"" Farmers Weekly, 23 Nov 2018, vol 170 (11) p 18-19.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,RI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Feed,,
3008,23,11,2018,Autumn,23,11,2018,Autumn,"The former NFU Scotland milk board chairman said higher-than average amounts of expensive purchased feed still underpin production for many farmers and if milk prices fell, this would be the first thing to be cut back.","""Rising costs put pressure on all farm sectors"" Farmers Weekly, 23 Nov 2018, vol 170 (11) p 18-19.",Scotland,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Feed,,
3009,23,11,2018,Autumn,23,11,2018,Autumn,"Feed prices have risen by £40-50/t since last year after grain prices rose, which equate to about 3p/litre of the milk price, but there are reports of forage prices falling back after the open autumn.","""Rising costs put pressure on all farm sectors"" Farmers Weekly, 23 Nov 2018, vol 170 (11) p 18-19.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Feed,,
3010,23,11,2018,Autumn,23,11,2018,Autumn,"Many farmers have attempted to minimise the effects of rising feed costs by culling more cows, with British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS) data showing the GB milking herd is now 2% smaller than a year ago, with 40,000 fewer cows.","""Rising costs put pressure on all farm sectors"" Farmers Weekly, 23 Nov 2018, vol 170 (11) p 18-19.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Cattle,,
3011,23,11,2018,Autumn,23,11,2018,Autumn,"Liveweight cull cow prices averaged 104p/kg for the week ending 20 November, well back from 132p/kg two months ago.","""Rising costs put pressure on all farm sectors"" Farmers Weekly, 23 Nov 2018, vol 170 (11) p 18-19.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Cattle,,
3012,23,11,2018,Autumn,23,11,2018,Autumn,"All too often, ""background chatter"" in the mind - such as whether there'll be a drought or whether the milk price will crash - can take over our thoughts, take focus away from what needs doing and cause stress.","""How mindfulness can aid wellbeing and success on your"" Farmers Weekly 23 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (11) p 44-45.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
3013,23,11,2018,Autumn,23,11,2018,Autumn,"However, Nuffield scholar Holly Beckett of Focussed Fanners believes meditation can help train the brain to engage or disengage with a thought and instead help farmers focus on important matters.","""How mindfulness can aid wellbeing and success on your"" Farmers Weekly 23 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (11) p 44-45.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
3014,23,11,2018,Autumn,23,11,2018,Autumn,Ram lambs are scanned each summer in mid-August ranging from 45-58kg. Lambs were 6kg lighter than normal this year because of the drought.,"""Future sheep breeding must balance function and production"" Farmers Weekly, 23 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (11) p 28-29.",Scotland,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Sheep,,
3015,23,11,2018,Autumn,23,11,2018,Autumn,"Throughputs have been back 21% at Ruthin's weekly sales this month, where a difficult lambing and a drought has left a smaller lamb crop and delayed growth.","""Slight rise in prime lambs as feeding steps up"" Farmers Weekly, 23 NOv 2018, vol: 170 (11) p 114-115.",Wales,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Sheep,,
3016,23,11,2018,Autumn,23,11,2018,Autumn,"In general, crop establishment this season has been relatively easy, with the earlier hot, dry weather not bringing much good news on the harvested yields, but working wonders with regard to promoting good soil structure, and in turn giving good seed-beds and Mowing free-draining soils to extend drilling windows into November.","""Cultivate early on dry soils to get ahead with spring crops"" Farmers Weekly, 23 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (11) p 52,54.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
3017,23,11,2018,Autumn,23,11,2018,Autumn,"In general, crop establishment this season has been relatively easy, with the earlier hot, dry weather not bringing much good news on the harvested yields, but working wonders with regard to promoting good soil structure, and in turn giving good seed-beds and Mowing free-draining soils to extend drilling windows into November.","""Cultivate early on dry soils to get ahead with spring crops"" Farmers Weekly, 23 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (11) p 52,54.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
3018,23,11,2018,Autumn,23,11,2018,Autumn,"Although we have had rain, it remains unusually dry here for the time of year.","""Cultivate early on dry soils to get ahead with spring crops"" Farmers Weekly, 23 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (11) p 52,54.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
3019,23,11,2018,Autumn,23,11,2018,Autumn,"On the one hand, this is shortening the winter and relieving pressure on feedstocks on farm, but on the other hand, if it remains drier than usual for the rest of the winter the crops are going to struggle for moisture next summer if that also turns out to be dry.","""Cultivate early on dry soils to get ahead with spring crops"" Farmers Weekly, 23 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (11) p 52,54.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,,,
3020,23,11,2018,Autumn,23,11,2018,Autumn,"I realise that the dry seed-beds have exacerbated the issue, preventing a flush of grassweeds and hindering the residuals, but we'd had the driest summer for 40 years and it was going to take a massive amount of rain before anybody ""missed the boat"". Rant over.","""Cultivate early on dry soils to get ahead with spring crops"" Farmers Weekly, 23 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (11) p 52,54.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
3021,23,11,2018,Autumn,23,11,2018,Autumn,The dry autumn has given a few problems too. Uter drilled oilseed rape and some second cereals are seriously struggling on lighter land where straw is taking a long time to break down and locking up nitrogen.,"""Cultivate early on dry soils to get ahead with spring crops"" Farmers Weekly, 23 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (11) p 52,54.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,"Oilseed rape, cereals",,
3022,23,11,2018,Autumn,23,11,2018,Autumn,The main challenge was establishing oilseed rape with flea beetle initially proving very problematic as crops struggled to grow in the dry weather.,"""Cultivate early on dry soils to get ahead with spring crops"" Farmers Weekly, 23 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (11) p 52,54.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
3023,23,11,2018,Autumn,23,11,2018,Autumn,The extended grazing season has allowed many farms to make up some of the silage deficit from the summer and extend the grazing later into the year than normal.,"""Cows have milked well since drought ended"" Farmers Weekly, 23 Nov 2018, vol: 170 (11) p 48.",Wales,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Fodder,,
3024,14,12,2018,Autumn,14,12,2018,Autumn,"The crop was badly affected by late planting, followed by the prolonged hot and dry weather which stalled June and July tubergrowth.","""Lowest potato crop since 2012 set to tighten spud supplies"" Farmers Weekly, 14 Dec 2018, vol: 170 (14) p 19.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Potatoes,,,
3025,14,12,2018,Autumn,14,12,2018,Autumn,"The crop was badly affected by late planting, followed by the prolonged hot and dry weather which stalled June and July tubergrowth.","""Lowest potato crop since 2012 set to tighten spud supplies"" Farmers Weekly, 14 Dec 2018, vol: 170 (14) p 19.",Scotland,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Potatoes,,,
3026,21,12,2018,Autumn,21,12,2018,Autumn,"The timing is poignant in a year when the long, dry spell has put pressure on the feed available for livestock, both in terms of grazing and winter fodder.","""Welsh fertiliser ban places some Glastir contracts in jeopardy"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Dec 2018, vol: 170 (15) p 12.",Wales,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Fodder,,
3027,21,12,2018,Autumn,21,12,2018,Autumn,"It stands to reason such impacts would be exacerbated during years such as 2017 and 2018, in which extreme weather means additional fodder is required to feed animals during long housing periods, thereby further reducing farm resilience, said Ms Priddy.","""Welsh fertiliser ban places some Glastir contracts in jeopardy"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Dec 2018, vol: 170 (15) p 12.",Wales,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Fodder,,
3028,21,12,2018,Autumn,21,12,2018,Autumn,"He has been lucky with two dry seasons and relatively early soya bean harvests on 17 September in 2017 and 10 September this year, while the crop gives a number of advantages as it can be drilled late during May, it improves the soil structure, fixes nitrogen and gives a good entry for winter wheat.","""Diversity is the spice of life for young Hereford grower"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Dec 2018, vol: 170 (15) p 78,80",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Soy,,
3029,21,12,2018,Autumn,21,12,2018,Autumn,"We had an exceptionally wet year in 2017 followed by a dry 2018. Livestock producers have had to find the cash for more than 250,000t of additional feed in the year to September compared with the year to September 2016 and that has had a real impact on profit and loss and cash flow.","""Eighty milk producers leave the sector in two months"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Dec 2018, vol: 170 (15) p 36-37.",Scotland,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Feed,,
3030,21,12,2018,Autumn,21,12,2018,Autumn,"The winter barley went in a treat into unworked wheat stubble. Thanks goodness Hazel had sold the mountain of wheat straw, and the dry summer left billiard-table smooth fields, even after all the baling traffic. There's a bit of volunteer wheat growing through, but it shouldn't affect feed barley","""Thank Brexit for my tasty single farm payment cheque"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Dec 2018, vol: 170 (15) p 203.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Barley,,
3031,21,12,2018,Autumn,21,12,2018,Autumn,"The Crusoe wheat followed the dismal drought-affected spring beans up in the woods, on the serious clay, so we were delighted to get that in and rolled before the weather broke, although a drop of rain while we were up there might have been handy: the little Horsch struggled getting the points into the ground in places.","""Thank Brexit for my tasty single farm payment cheque"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Dec 2018, vol: 170 (15) p 203.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Beans,,
3032,21,12,2018,Autumn,21,12,2018,Autumn,"Having said that, our Horsch drill has done a good job this year, with decent establishment after a dry autumn, and seems to handle direct drilling or ploughed land equally well.","""What's In Your Shed?"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Dec 2018, vol: 170 (15) p 104-106.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
3033,21,12,2018,Autumn,21,12,2018,Autumn,I remembered this fondly during harvest this year when the grain and oilseed rape were coming in ridiculously dry.,"""What's In Your Shed?"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Dec 2018, vol: 170 (15) p 104-106.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,"Cereals, oilseed rape",,
3034,21,12,2018,Autumn,21,12,2018,Autumn,"An agricultural drought gripped the country for most of the summer and its effects can still be seen now, with some reservoirs at very low levels.","""LETTERS"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Dec 2018, vol: 170 (15) p 56-57.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PS,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
3035,21,12,2018,Autumn,21,12,2018,Autumn,"The lack of rain led to issues of availability and the Environment Agency offered ""flexible options"" for abstraction.","""LETTERS"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Dec 2018, vol: 170 (15) p 56-57.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
3036,21,12,2018,Autumn,21,12,2018,Autumn,"The NFU harvest survey also found that the extreme weather conditions led to variable results in crop yield, with wheat yield down 6% on the five-year average.","""LETTERS"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Dec 2018, vol: 170 (15) p 56-57.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
3037,21,12,2018,Autumn,21,12,2018,Autumn,The hot and dry late spring and summer that followed led to a collapse in grass growth at John Yeomans' farm near the Welsh border. Farmers were forced to use up winter feed stocks and buy extra feed and straw.,"""Extreme weather brings huge challenges"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Dec 2018, vol: 170 (15) p 32.",Wales,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PIR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Fodder,,
3038,21,12,2018,Autumn,21,12,2018,Autumn,"According to the NFU Harvest survey, average wheat yields in England and Wales dipped below 8t/ha for the first time in five years after the dry weather held crops back from achieving their potential.","""Extreme weather brings huge challenges"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Dec 2018, vol: 170 (15) p 32.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
3039,21,12,2018,Autumn,21,12,2018,Autumn,"According to the NFU Harvest survey, average wheat yields in England and Wales dipped below 8t/ha for the first time in five years after the dry weather held crops back from achieving their potential.","""Extreme weather brings huge challenges"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Dec 2018, vol: 170 (15) p 32.",Wales,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
3040,21,12,2018,Autumn,21,12,2018,Autumn,"Two months of dry weather left NFU deputy president Guy Smith (above right, with his son Henry) praying for rain in late June at his farm in St Osyth, Essex, which is recognised as the driest in the country.","""Extreme weather brings huge challenges"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Dec 2018, vol: 170 (15) p 32.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
3041,21,12,2018,Autumn,21,12,2018,Autumn,"In July, grass growth rates on farms across the country suffered as a result of the prolonged dry weather.","""Extreme weather brings huge challenges"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Dec 2018, vol: 170 (15) p 32.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Grass,,
3042,21,12,2018,Autumn,21,12,2018,Autumn,245.3 Hours of sunshine measured in May - the sunniest May spell since 1929,"""Extreme weather brings huge challenges"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Dec 2018, vol: 170 (15) p 32.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
3043,21,12,2018,Autumn,21,12,2018,Autumn,48% Percentage of the average rainfall recorded in the UK for the month of June,"""Extreme weather brings huge challenges"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Dec 2018, vol: 170 (15) p 32.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
3044,21,12,2018,Autumn,21,12,2018,Autumn,"35.3C Recorded in Faversham, Kent, on 26 July - the hottest day of the year and highest since 2015","""Extreme weather brings huge challenges"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Dec 2018, vol: 170 (15) p 32.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
3045,21,12,2018,Autumn,21,12,2018,Autumn,"No year in recent memory comes close to 2019 in terms of the weather's effect on British livestock production. A long winter depleted hay and silage stocks, which was then compounded by having to feed rations through a summer drought of 1976 proportions.","""2018 - a year of extremes for livestock markets"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Dec 2018, vol: 170 (15) p 194-195.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,,,
3046,21,12,2018,Autumn,21,12,2018,Autumn,"By the summer's end, forage banks were in full swing, with NFU Scotland's #HowDoYou- Plan campaign striving to avoid chronic feed and bedding shortages","""2018 - a year of extremes for livestock markets"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Dec 2018, vol: 170 (15) p 194-195.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Fodder,,
3047,21,12,2018,Autumn,21,12,2018,Autumn,This produced a roller-coaster ride for livestock prices.,"""2018 - a year of extremes for livestock markets"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Dec 2018, vol: 170 (15) p 194-195.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,,,
3048,21,12,2018,Autumn,21,12,2018,Autumn,"More recently, the cold spring and drought meant upland lambs were marketed later and at the same time as hill lambs, leaving SQQs tracking about 165-174p/kg since October.","""2018 - a year of extremes for livestock markets"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Dec 2018, vol: 170 (15) p 194-195.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Sheep,,
3049,21,12,2018,Autumn,21,12,2018,Autumn,"Initially, depressed growth rates and underfinished lambs led to marts clamoring to find 42-44kg lambs with sufficient fat cover, tough conditions saw marts report summer supplies to the three to four weeks behind normal.","""2018 - a year of extremes for livestock markets"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Dec 2018, vol: 170 (15) p 194-195.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Sheep,,
3050,21,12,2018,Autumn,21,12,2018,Autumn,"Ligheweight throughputs remained back on the year since April, barring two weeks - one in the grip of the drought. Lamb production followed suit, down 7,400t carcass weight equivalent for the period January to August.","""2018 - a year of extremes for livestock markets"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Dec 2018, vol: 170 (15) p 194-195.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Sheep,,
3051,21,12,2018,Autumn,21,12,2018,Autumn,"Exports also fell, despite more heading to Ireland and Germany. Shipments dropped 11% on the year between January and September (-56,800t), largely driven by smaller orders from France and Italy.","""2018 - a year of extremes for livestock markets"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Dec 2018, vol: 170 (15) p 194-195.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Sheep,,
3052,21,12,2018,Autumn,21,12,2018,Autumn,"Marts saw beef prices peak in May, come under pressure during the drought and never fully recover as grassland farms nervously offloaded cattle before winter.","""2018 - a year of extremes for livestock markets"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Dec 2018, vol: 170 (15) p 194-195.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Beef,,
3053,21,12,2018,Autumn,21,12,2018,Autumn,"Heifer slaughterings were much higher too, with weekly processor throughputs 10-20% higher on the year since September and up on the year since April. This has meant 2019 average carcass weights were down slightly.","""2018 - a year of extremes for livestock markets"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Dec 2018, vol: 170 (15) p 194-195.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Beef,,
3054,21,12,2018,Autumn,21,12,2018,Autumn,£200£300 The drop reported in dairy cow values during the drought,"""2018 - a year of extremes for livestock markets"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Dec 2018, vol: 170 (15) p 194-195.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
3055,21,12,2018,Autumn,21,12,2018,Autumn,1.9% The contraction in the UK beef herd in 2018,"""2018 - a year of extremes for livestock markets"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Dec 2018, vol: 170 (15) p 194-195.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Beef,,
3056,21,12,2018,Autumn,21,12,2018,Autumn,"The hardest part has probably been the weather; it's very unpredictable and you don't know what's going to happen, Sam said. ""The past 12 months weren't the easiest - it was very cold and then very wet and then very dry, so it was a hard one.""","""MY FIRST YEAR IN FARMING"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Dec 2018, vol: 170 (15) p 22-23.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,,,
3057,21,12,2018,Autumn,21,12,2018,Autumn,"In the more immediate future, the long, cold winter of 2017-18 and subsequent drought have created forage challenges, prompting additional heifer and cow slaughtering,","""Plan for life after subsidies"", Farmers Weekly, 21 Dec 2018, vol: 170 (15) p 52.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PIR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Fodder,,
3058,21,12,2018,Autumn,21,12,2018,Autumn,"Finishers may ordinarily default to concentrates or alternative feeds. However, competition from AD plants and unfavourable concentrate prices may discourage throughput and encourage lower finishing weights.","""Plan for life after subsidies"", Farmers Weekly, 21 Dec 2018, vol: 170 (15) p 52.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,,,
3059,21,12,2018,Autumn,21,12,2018,Autumn,5) Brooms Barn endured 51 days without a drop of rain last summer,"""News quiz answers"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Dec 2018, vol: 170 (15) p 34.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,Brooms Barn,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
3060,21,12,2018,Autumn,21,12,2018,Autumn,"A key exception is oilseed rape, where a combination of drought and cabbage stem flea beetle attacks have led to crop losses, estimated at 10% of the total area.","""Higher costs put focus on flexibility"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Dec 2018, vol: 170 (15) p 48-49.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
3061,21,12,2018,Autumn,21,12,2018,Autumn,"According to the data - and it is very provisional at this stage - Total Income From Farming (Tiff) is expected to have fallen by about 15% in 2018 to £4.85bn. This is partly due to a fall in crop output, as higher prices were more than offset by lower yields, courtesy of the summer drought","""Drop in farm income reflects tough year for UK agriculture"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Dec 2018, vol: 170 (15) p 3.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,"Arable, Horticulture",,,
3062,21,12,2018,Autumn,21,12,2018,Autumn,"But the greater effect has been in the livestock sector, where the cold winter and wet spring adversely affected lambing, while the hot, dry summer hit milk yields and caused a substantial increase in feed costs.","""Drop in farm income reflects tough year for UK agriculture"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Dec 2018, vol: 170 (15) p 3.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
3063,21,12,2018,Autumn,21,12,2018,Autumn,"A quick look at our Review of the Year starting on p28 serves as a reminder of just how tough it has been. Of course, the weather has dominated, with extremes of cold, wet and heat.","""Drop in farm income reflects tough year for UK agriculture"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Dec 2018, vol: 170 (15) p 3.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
3064,21,12,2018,Autumn,21,12,2018,Autumn,"The profitability of livestock farmers is likely to be hardest hit as the largest part of the increased spending was on animal feed, which rose by an estimated £600m. The rise is likely to have come from the dual impact of rising crop prices through the year and increased consumption, after the Beast from the East prolonged winter feeding and the dry summer caused increased use of supplementary feeding.","""Spending rise pushes profits forecast down"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Dec 2018, vol: 170 (15) p 36.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Livestock,Feed,,
3065,21,12,2018,Autumn,21,12,2018,Autumn,"15 June: As the drought begins to bite I tweet: ""If 1 don't get at least an inch in June I'm going to be disappointed."" Some uncouth wag tweets back: ""Who is June?""","""Snapshots of a year in the life of an NFU officeholder"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Dec 2018, vol: 170 (15) p 59.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
3066,21,12,2018,Autumn,21,12,2018,Autumn,"27 July: After 59 days without rain, we finally get the small mercy of a shower. I start casually slipping mysterious words like ""petrichor"" into conversation. [Author's note: The Oxford English Dictionary defines petrichor as ""a pleasant smell that frequently accompanies the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather.]","""Snapshots of a year in the life of an NFU officeholder"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Dec 2018, vol: 170 (15) p 59.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
3067,21,12,2018,Autumn,21,12,2018,Autumn,"9 August: Finish harvest at our earliest date since 1976. Overall the harvest proves surprisingly good, but the last field of spring wheat is so poor that harvesting feels more like ""getting rid of the evidence I ever tried to grow it"".","""Snapshots of a year in the life of an NFU officeholder"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Dec 2018, vol: 170 (15) p 59.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
3068,21,12,2018,Autumn,21,12,2018,Autumn,"Farm fires during the summer months cost UK fanners more than £40m this year, according to one of the country's biggest rural insurers.","""Cost of fires on UK farms soars to £41m in 2018 after bone-dry summer"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Dec 2018, vol: 170 (15) p 37.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
3069,21,12,2018,Autumn,21,12,2018,Autumn,"The most common cause of fire was electrical or mechanical issues on farm machinery, with combines, balers and tractors overheating as the mercury soared to higher than 30C.","""Cost of fires on UK farms soars to £41m in 2018 after bone-dry summer"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Dec 2018, vol: 170 (15) p 37.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,PI,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
3070,21,12,2018,Autumn,21,12,2018,Autumn,"According to data from the Met Office, 2018 was the warmest year since 2006 and the driest since 2003.","""Cost of fires on UK farms soars to £41m in 2018 after bone-dry summer"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Dec 2018, vol: 170 (15) p 37.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,P,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
3071,,,,,,,,,"Hefty doses of manure, cover crops and grazing livestock have lifted the inherently low organic matter of his sandy land, resulting in more resilient soils which are better able to grow crops in dry summers. He has devised a strategy to use neighbouring farmers' livestock to drive up his soil's fertility and prepare crops for an early harvest, rather than watch them die on their feet in a July heatwave. ""We have gone from a purely arable farm to a more mixed farm, but we still do not own a single animal,"" he tells","""Grower prepares soils to survive the summer droughts"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Dec 2018, vol: 170 (15) p 90-91.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
3072,,,,,,,,,"High seed rates. This strategy - allied to a growing regime of high autumn cereal seed rates and very early nitrogen fertiliser - has helped him grow successful crops in his part of Suffolk, where five out of the past six years have had very dry springs. The result that is wheat yields are 1t/ha higher than seven years ago and sugar beet yields - even on some of his lightest Breckland soils - top 100t/ha in a good beet growing yea","""Grower prepares soils to survive the summer droughts"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Dec 2018, vol: 170 (15) p 90-91.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,R,Newspaper,Agriculture,Arable,"Wheat, sugar beet",,
3073,,,2011,Summer,,,2011,Summer,"That year was a particularly dry season, and with soil organic matter at a chronically low 1.4%, crops simply ran out of water and senesced early, with a big tumble in harvested yields. He vowed to change that with lots of organic matter - sewage sludge, chicken litter and cattle manure - as well as widening the crop rotation and using the plough less.","""Grower prepares soils to survive the summer droughts"" Farmers Weekly, 21 Dec 2018, vol: 170 (15) p 90-91.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,IR,Newspaper,Agriculture,,,,
3074,1,4,2018,Spring,1,4,2018,Spring,"However, with these ground water levels still below average in some parts of the country there are likely to be some direct controls on water abstraction for spray irrigation possible by mid-summer.","""Some UK farmers face risk of potential summer drought, EA warns"" Farmers guardian, 01 April, 2018, Available at (https://www.fginsight.com/newslnewslsome-uk-farmers-face-risk-of-potential-summer-drought-ea-wams-56616)",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,,,
3075,14,4,2018,Spring,14,4,2018,Spring,Old crop feed barley remains in good demand with prices nearing parity to May 18 wheat futures.,"""UK wheat prices buck current global trends"" Farmers guadian, 14 April 2018, Pg. 3/4, Available at :(https:/lwww.fginsight.com/news/news/uk-wheat-prices-buck-current-global-trends-58378)",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Barley,,
3076,14,4,2018,Spring,14,4,2018,Spring,"Domestic old crop wheat supply also remains tight with the prices moving up to meet import parity circa £155/t in most areas of Scotland.""","""UK wheat prices buck current global trends"" Farmers guadian, 14 April 2018, Pg. 3/4, Available at :(https:/lwww.fginsight.com/news/news/uk-wheat-prices-buck-current-global-trends-58378)",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
3077,4,5,2018,Spring,4,5,2018,Spring,"While many of the factors governing new crop oilseed rape prices are connected with the emerging weather situation in key soya growing areas such as the US and Argentina, the continued flooding of the EU market
with Argentinian soya-oil-based biodiesel continues to put pressure on prices.","""Late spring spells uncertainty for oilseed rape market"" Farmers guardian, 04 May 2018, Pg 1/5, Available at: (https://www.fginsight.com/newslnewsllate-spring-spells-uncertainty-for-oilseed-rape-market-60094)",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
3078,4,5,2018,Spring,4,5,2018,Spring,"If crops deliver there is the potential for more than enough of everything but there could be an opportunity if there are weather issues and crop damage for prices to increase.""","""Late spring spells uncertainty for oilseed rape market"" Farmers guardian, 04 May 2018, Pg 1/5, Available at: (https://www.fginsight.com/newslnewsllate-spring-spells-uncertainty-for-oilseed-rape-market-60094)",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
3079,4,5,2018,Spring,4,5,2018,Spring,"Delayed planting of maize crops in the US could encourage more soya planting later. But if delays occur all the way through the planting window, there will be less of both maize and soya, which could be positive for soya and ultimately rapeseed prices, says Owen Cligg of United Oilseeds.","""Late spring spells uncertainty for oilseed rape market"" Farmers guardian, 04 May 2018, Pg 1/5, Available at: (https://www.fginsight.com/newslnewsllate-spring-spells-uncertainty-for-oilseed-rape-market-60094)",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Soya bean & Oilseed rape,,
3080,4,5,2018,Spring,4,5,2018,Spring,"Delayed planting of maize crops in the US could encourage more soya planting later. But if delays occur all the way through the planting window, there will be less of both maize and soya, which could be positive for soya and ultimately rapeseed prices, says Owen Cligg of United Oilseeds.","""Late spring spells uncertainty for oilseed rape market"" Farmers guardian, 04 May 2018, Pg 1/5, Available at: (https://www.fginsight.com/newslnewsllate-spring-spells-uncertainty-for-oilseed-rape-market-60094)",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Soya bean & Oilseed rape,,
3081,4,5,2018,Spring,4,5,2018,Spring,"However, while rapeseed oil prices have struggled, rapeseed meal prices have made a positive contribution to crush margins, t rading at more than £2.00/t at the end of April, compared with £170/t before Christmas, says Mr Cligg.","""Late spring spells uncertainty for oilseed rape market"" Farmers guardian, 04 May 2018, Pg 2/5, Available at: (https://www.fginsight.com/newslnewsllate-spring-spells-uncertainty-for-oilseed-rape-market-60094)",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
3082,4,5,2018,Spring,4,5,2018,Spring,"Oilseed rape has been later flowering, soils have been wet and cold and there has been potential for cabbage stem flea beetle larval damage in the stems which may affect yield. The damp conditions have also been conducive to phoma,light leaf spot, and sclerotinia.","""Late spring spells uncertainty for oilseed rape market"" Farmers guardian, 04 May 2018, Pg 3/5, Available at: (https://www.fginsight.com/newslnewsllate-spring-spells-uncertainty-for-oilseed-rape-market-60094)",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
3083,4,5,2018,Spring,4,5,2018,Spring,"Oilseed rape has been later flowering, soils have been wet and cold and there has been potential for cabbage stem flea beetle larval damage in the stems which may affect yield. The damp conditions have also been conducive to phoma,light leaf spot, and sclerotinia.","""Late spring spells uncertainty for oilseed rape market"" Farmers guardian, 04 May 2018, Pg 3/5, Available at: (https://www.fginsight.com/newslnewsllate-spring-spells-uncertainty-for-oilseed-rape-market-60094)",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
3084,4,5,2018,Spring,4,5,2018,Spring,"Oilseed rape has been later flowering, soils have been wet and cold and there has been potential for cabbage stem flea beetle larval damage in the stems which may affect yield. The damp conditions have also been conducive to phoma,light leaf spot, and sclerotinia.","""Late spring spells uncertainty for oilseed rape market"" Farmers guardian, 04 May 2018, Pg 3/5, Available at: (https://www.fginsight.com/newslnewsllate-spring-spells-uncertainty-for-oilseed-rape-market-60094)",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
3085,4,5,2018,Spring,4,5,2018,Spring,"With these issues I will be surprised to see yields as good as last year. We are looking at around 2.1mt whereas last year it was nearer 2.2mt.""","""Late spring spells uncertainty for oilseed rape market"" Farmers guardian, 04 May 2018, Pg 3/5, Available at: (https://www.fginsight.com/newslnewsllate-spring-spells-uncertainty-for-oilseed-rape-market-60094)",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
3086,17,5,2018,Spring,17,5,2018,Spring,The persistent rainfall over the last few months has made it extremely tough to get the slurry and fertilizer out for many farmers.,"""Young Farmer Focus: Alex Neason, 18 - 'It is important to have a range of knowledge to be successful"" Farmers guardian, 17 May 2018, Pg 1/3, Available at: (https://www.fginsight.com/blogs/blogslyoung-farmer-focus-alex-neason-18---it-is-important-to-have-a-range-of-knowledge-to-be-successful)",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,"Arable, Livestock",,,
3087,25,5,2018,Spring,25,5,2018,Spring,"Stressed crops are showing increases in mildew activity, particularly on sandy areas where drought kicks in earlier.","""Wild variations in weather bring bolting beans and drought stress"" Farmers Weekly, 25 May 2018, vol 169 (11), p 67,69.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
3088,25,5,2018,Spring,25,5,2018,Spring,The recent dry spell we all wished for is now stressing crops that have poor root structure following the winter's wet weather.,"""Wild variations in weather bring bolting beans and drought stress"" Farmers Weekly, 25 May 2018, vol 169 (11), p 67,69.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
3089,26,4,2018,Spring,26,4,2018,Spring,"Following the poor spring weather it is possible many farmers will face forage shortages over the summer, autumn and into winter.","""Using brassicas to help ease the forage shortfall"" Farmers guardian, 26 April 2018, Pg 1/4, Available at (https:/fwww.fginsight.com/vipMplusing-brassicas-to-help-ease-the-forage-shortfall-59273)",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Livestock,"Cattle, Sheep and Goats",,
3090,26,4,2018,Spring,26,4,2018,Spring,"As the forecast gets better and things start to pick up, animals will be turned out, but many places still have a shortage of grass and this will probably have a knock-on effect into the rest of the year.","""Using brassicas to help ease the forage shortfall"" Farmers guardian, 26 April 2018, Pg 1/4, Available at (https:/fwww.fginsight.com/vipMplusing-brassicas-to-help-ease-the-forage-shortfall-59273)",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Livestock,"Cattle, Sheep and Goats",,
3091,1,6,2018,Spring,1,6,2018,Spring,Dry weather has kept infections nicely confined to the base of most crops so far.,"""Beans and linseed are left facing big pest onslaught"" Farmers Weekly, 1 Jun 2018, vol 169 (12), p 62-63.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,,,
3092,8,6,2018,Spring,8,6,2018,Spring,"A May drought seems to be a feature of our weather in recent years and while this has been great for getting up to date with fertiliser and spray applications, after three weeks with no rain, crops are suffering","""Muckspreading proposals need more thought"" Farmers Weekly, 8 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (13), p 58.",Scotland,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,"Barley, wheat and oilseed rape",,
3093,8,6,2018,Spring,8,6,2018,Spring,The warm dry weather of the past four weeks has kept disease at bay in Scotland,"""High levels of loose smut reported in barley crops"" Farmers Weekly, 8 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (13), p 56-57.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,,,
3094,8,6,2018,Spring,8,6,2018,Spring,"Despite some warm and humid weather, the upper canopy is clean, and the only visible disease symptoms are septaria on the lower leaves.","""Wheat growth stage countdown (5)"" Farmer guardian, 08 June 2018, Pg 2/4, Available at : (https://www.fginsight.com/news/news/wheat-growth-stage-countdown-5.02960)",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
3095,8,6,2018,Spring,8,6,2018,Spring,"Despite some warm and humid weather, the upper canopy is clean, and the only visible disease symptoms are septaria on the lower leaves.","""Wheat growth stage countdown (5)"" Farmer guardian, 08 June 2018, Pg 2/4, Available at : (https://www.fginsight.com/news/news/wheat-growth-stage-countdown-5.02960)",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
3096,8,6,2018,Spring,8,6,2018,Spring,"For me this has been a record year for plant development speed. For both crops the ear is now fully out on the main tiller. It is only just over a week since flag leaves were rolling. That is probably no surprise given the weather we have experienced. Temperatures over the May bank holiday hovered around the 25°C mark, but there has been some significant rainfall with 18mm falling on some areas on May 23 followed by 14mm on May 25.","""Wheat growth stage countdown (5)"" Farmer guardian, 08 June 2018, Pg 2/4, Available at : (https://www.fginsight.com/news/news/wheat-growth-stage-countdown-5.02960)",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
3097,8,6,2018,Spring,8,6,2018,Spring,"As a result, septaria can now be found on leaf three in some crops, although leaves one and two are still clean. Foliar activity will need to be factored into T3 sprays, especially where T2s were delayed by rain or the breezy conditions.","""Wheat growth stage countdown (5)"" Farmer guardian, 08 June 2018, Pg 2/4, Available at : (https://www.fginsight.com/news/news/wheat-growth-stage-countdown-5.02960)",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
3098,8,6,2018,Spring,8,6,2018,Spring,"However, I do urge growers not to lose sight of what the T3 is for - to protect the ear. If septaria gets on the ear it can be problematic but fusarium is as great a concern. This isn't just the toxin producing species but microdochium too, which will have benefitted from the dry conditions in April and early May.","""Wheat growth stage countdown (5)"" Farmer guardian, 08 June 2018, Pg 2/4, Available at : (https://www.fginsight.com/news/news/wheat-growth-stage-countdown-5.02960)",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
3099,8,6,2018,Spring,8,6,2018,Spring,"To cap it all, after being stressed by the slow start to the season, Grafton, in particular, is under stress again. We've had no rain since May 10 and it is starting to show. On the up side what canopy it has is clean, and hopefully this will help offset some of the yield loss we are likely to suffer. The crop isn't bolting either, so it might intercept more light. And if we get some rain it might help it pick up some of theN that is still in the ground.","""Wheat growth stage countdown (5)"" Farmer guardian, 08 June 2018, Pg 3/4, Available at : (https://www.fginsight.com/news/news/wheat-growth-stage-countdown-5.02960)",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
3100,11,6,2018,Spring,11,6,2018,Spring,The maize is coming on well. We have had glorious sunshine punctuated by the odd short shower and it has shot up. Hopefully it will be well up to knee height before our target date of July 4.,"""In Your Field: Phil Latham - 1 Our neighbour's herdsman was fatally injured TB testing cattle"", Farmer guardian, 11 June 2018, Pg. 1/2, Available at : (https://www.fginsight.com/blogs/blogs/in-your-field-phil-latham---our-neighbours-herdsman-was-fatally-injured-tb-testing-cattle)",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Livestock,,,
3101,15,6,2018,Spring,15,6,2018,Spring,The dry weather in the past few weeks and fungicide timings back on schedule has recovered the disease control situation from the difficulties at the TO and T1 timings.,"""Rust pressure remains high in wheat crops"" Farmers Weekly, 15 June 2018, vol: 169 (14), p 70-71,73.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
3102,15,6,2018,Spring,15,6,2018,Summer,"The spring barley crop this year, although late, is looking good where seed-beds were correct and moisture has not been a limiting factor or looking dreadful where seed-beds were poor and it has been too dry.","""Rust pressure remains high in wheat crops"" Farmers Weekly, 15 June 2018, vol: 169 (14), p 70-71,73.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Barley,,
3103,22,6,2018,Summer,22,6,2018,Summer,With conditions remaining dry crops are accelerating their growth towards harvest.,"""Pod sealant may well be needed in variable rapeseed"" Farmers Weekly, 22 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (15), p 62-64.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
3104,22,6,2018,Summer,22,6,2018,Summer,"What a difference a prolonged spell of dry weather makes to the farm and, indeed, my mood. I don't think I have ever known crops to go through their growth stages so quickly, so we have been very busy trying to keep up.","""Spring crops look well despite later drilling"" Farmers Weekly, 22 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (15), p 66-67.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,,,
3105,22,6,2018,Summer,22,6,2018,Summer,These figures assumed a feed wheat yield of 9.2t/ha but prolonged dry weather is giving rise to serious yield concerns in some parts of the country.,"""Farming must be recognised for the value it delivers"" Farmers Weekly, 22 June 2018, vol: 169 (15), p 3.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
3106,22,6,2018,Summer,22,6,2018,Summer,"As yet, I have not seen any blight, and with the dry weather, I am not getting too excited. However, I am not complacent, just advocating regular applications of cheaper, nonfluazinam-based, products, with the intent of bringing in the ""big guns"" if conditions change","""SPUD WATCH: DRY WEATHER REDUCES BLIGHT PRESSURE"" Farmers Weekly, 22 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (15), p 65.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,,,
3107,22,6,2018,Summer,22,6,2018,Summer,"Thankfully,, the majority of our farmer group visits had finished by the time the worst effects showed up - when the crop dies in the dry swale and stays green in the section with a little bit of moisture left at depth","""Dry weather reveals crop variability"" Farmers Weekly, 22 Jun 2018, vol: 169, (15), p 66-67.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
3108,22,6,2018,Summer,22,6,2018,Summer,"Dry weather and limited grazing put the dampeners on trade at Exeter last week (22 June) as cows and calves topped at 2,570gns, followed by 2,450gns, 2,400gns, 2,300gns and 2,000gns calls.","""Heavy lambs in demand as trade slips back on year"" Farmers Weekly, 29 June 2018, vol: 169 (16) p 150-151.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Livestock,Cow,,
3109,22,6,2018,Summer,22,6,2018,Summer,"Dry weather and limited grazing put the dampeners on trade at Exeter last week (22 June) as cows and calves topped at 2,570gns, followed by 2,450gns, 2,400gns, 2,300gns and 2,000gns calls.","""Heavy lambs in demand as trade slips back on year"" Farmers Weekly, 29 June 2018, vol: 169 (16) p 150-151.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Livestock,Cow,,
3110,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,"One Essex wheat crop is looking good, despite receiving little rain. However, there is a worry that high temperatures over the past few days may limit the grain-filling process.","""Essex wheat shows promise as drought concerns spread"" Farmers Weekly, 29 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (16) p 58.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,Brentwood,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
3111,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,"Although spring crops are most at risk, every day of hot, dry weather reduces the prospects for the size of the UK wheat crop, expected to be between 14m tonnes and 14.5m tonnes.","""Drought could lead to further grain price rises before harvest"" Farmers Weekly, 29 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (16), p 26-27.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
3112,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,"With only 28mm of rain in May and 6mm in June (at the time of writing) there are many combinable crops now starting to wither away. With a heatwave forecast there are likely to be many more casualties, especially those crops with shallower roots.","""Growers count cost of drought and blackgrass"" Farmers Weekly, 29 June 2018, vol: 169 (16) p 56-57.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,,,
3113,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,Many spring cereals have been under such stress they have skipped tillering with producing offspring as the only goal. Soil texture differences within field are now obvious to spot with the sandier patches going off to a line.,"""Growers count cost of drought and blackgrass"" Farmers Weekly, 29 June 2018, vol: 169 (16) p 56-57.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
3114,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,Cloddy seed-beds from a wet spring and bone dry ridges has led to the word Titus (rimsulfuron) cropping up all across town.,"""Growers count cost of drought and blackgrass"" Farmers Weekly, 29 June 2018, vol: 169 (16) p 56-57.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Potato,,
3115,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,Rain needed as dry conditions set to shrink crop yields,"""Rain needed as dry conditions set to shrink crop yields"" Farmers Weekly, 29 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (16), p 6-7.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,,,
3116,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,"Farmers are facing serious yield losses this harvest as the prolonged dry spell is piling pressure on crops, especially on light land.","""Rain needed as dry conditions set to shrink crop yields"" Farmers Weekly, 29 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (16), p 6-7.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,,,
3117,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,"Following a dry spring, a lack of rainfall in June could severely hit crop yields. If the dry summer continues, crop losses of 5-10% are widely predicted - with some farmers braced for much bigger losses.","""Rain needed as dry conditions set to shrink crop yields"" Farmers Weekly, 29 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (16), p 6-7.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,,,
3118,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,"As harvest approaches, the NFU says oilseed rape and winter cereals are generally performing well, but spring crops are struggling to thicken out and are ""very patchy"".","""Rain needed as dry conditions set to shrink crop yields"" Farmers Weekly, 29 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (16), p 6-7.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,,,
3119,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,"However, he said winter wheat crops grown on Breckland sands are ""looking dead"". ""We've got 400ha of wheat in the ground. Last week, I was thinking we are going to get half the yield out of it. Now, I'm not so sure,"" he said. ""In 2011, average wheat yields were 3.5t/ha. I'm afraid that's where we're heading again.""","""Rain needed as dry conditions set to shrink crop yields"" Farmers Weekly, 29 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (16), p 6-7.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
3120,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,"Maize and sugar beet crops are also struggling in the dry spell. If the hot summer continues, getting next year's crops in the ground will be a ""massive challenge","""Rain needed as dry conditions set to shrink crop yields"" Farmers Weekly, 29 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (16), p 6-7.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Maize and sugar beet,,
3121,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,"Spring barley doesn't look too bad because Lincolnshire didn't have some of the worst conditions.This hot weather will have an effect on cereal yields, without doubt. But it would be a stab in the dark to say how much.","""Rain needed as dry conditions set to shrink crop yields"" Farmers Weekly, 29 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (16), p 6-7.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
3122,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,"UK'S DRIEST FARM STRUGGLES WITH LACK OF RAINFALL NFU deputy president Guy Smith says drought conditions are hitting crops on his Essex farm, which is recognised as the driest farm in the UK. ","""Rain needed as dry conditions set to shrink crop yields"" Farmers Weekly, 29 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (16), p 6-7.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,,,
3123,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,"You can have everything right through the growing year, but if you do not get some rain in June, harvest will be impacted.","""Rain needed as dry conditions set to shrink crop yields"" Farmers Weekly, 29 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (16), p 6-7.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
3124,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,"Wheat crops on heavy land are standing up ""remarkably well"", but on lighter land over the sand and gravel, they are struggling.","""Rain needed as dry conditions set to shrink crop yields"" Farmers Weekly, 29 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (16), p 6-7.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
3125,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,"Spring cropping, especially barley, is looking ""pretty disastrous"" due to the ""triple whammy"" of late drilling after a wet April, followed by a dry period for establishment and scorching weather in June.","""Rain needed as dry conditions set to shrink crop yields"" Farmers Weekly, 29 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (16), p 6-7.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Barley,,
3126,29,6,2018,Summer,29,6,2018,Summer,"As every day ticks by with no rain and high temperatures, the harvest gets smaller and smaller, said Mr Smith.","""Rain needed as dry conditions set to shrink crop yields"" Farmers Weekly, 29 Jun 2018, vol: 169 (16), p 6-7.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
3127,4,7,2018,Summer,4,7,2018,Summer,The 2018 harvest campaign has kicked off around two weeks earlier than expected for some due to unusually high temperatures and lack of rainfall.,"""Heatwave prompts early harvest across the UK"" Farmers guardian, 4 July 2018, Pg 2/4, Available at (https://vNiw.fginsight.com/news/news/heatwave-prompts-early-harvest-across-the-uk-64724)
",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,,,
3128,4,7,2018,Summer,4,7,2018,Summer,"Yields are averaging around 6-7t/ha, but we normally expect 8-8.5t/ha. The wheat will be a similar story with reduced yields expected- it's not looking good.","""Heatwave prompts early harvest across the UK"" Farmers guardian, 4 July 2018, Pg 2/4, Available at (https://vNiw.fginsight.com/news/news/heatwave-prompts-early-harvest-across-the-uk-64724)",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Winter barley and Wheat,,
3129,4,7,2018,Summer,4,7,2018,Summer,"On July 2, Staffordshire farmer, Clive Bayle made a start harvesting a small acreage of winter barley grown on lighter land. ""We cut some Tower winter barley and it was coming off at 13.5 per cent with a bushel weight of around 68.","""Heatwave prompts early harvest across the UK"" Farmers guardian, 4 July 2018, Pg 2/4, Available at (https://vNiw.fginsight.com/news/news/heatwave-prompts-early-harvest-across-the-uk-64724)",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Winter barley ,,
3130,4,7,2018,Summer,4,7,2018,Summer,"Harvest progress has not been exclusive to winter barley- in Cambridgeshire the dry weather forced farmer, James Morton to cut 24ha (60 acres) of Flamingo OSR on July 2.","""Heatwave prompts early harvest across the UK"" Farmers guardian, 4 July 2018, Pg 3/4, Available at (https://vNiw.fginsight.com/news/news/heatwave-prompts-early-harvest-across-the-uk-64724)",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH12,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
3131,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"Wheats are stressed, with some crops senescing quickly in the extreme heat and dry conditions. ","""Learning disease lessons as harvest 2018 kicks off"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 66-67,69.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH14,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
3132,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"Without the relatively dry May and June to check it, septoria pressure would be high, even testing the most robust fungicide programmes","""Learning disease lessons as harvest 2018 kicks off"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 66-67,69.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH14,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,,,
3133,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"How much effect will the prolonged dry period have on yields? Crops are looking decidedly drought-stressed, and it stands to reason, as the winter crops are not particularly well rooted, having started life in wet seedbeds and covered in snow during the winter","""Learning disease lessons as harvest 2018 kicks off"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 66-67,69.",Scotland,UKM,UKM2,UKM27,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,,,
3134,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"Earlier in the month these were not excessive - in the mid-20Cs, which was ideal for cereal crops, but in the past week these have crept up to the high 20Cs and the occasional day above 30C. At these temperatures we a starting to see crops suffer, with some leaf roll and patches starting to burn up.","""Learning disease lessons as harvest 2018 kicks off"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 66-67,69.",England,UKG,"UKG1, UKG2","UKG11, UKG22",Hillhampton Technical Services (Heref/Shrops),I,,Agriculture,Arable,,,
3135,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"So as I said in my last article, May was full of promise, but with high temperatures forecast to continue and no sign of rain after a very dry June, I fear July may be a month of yield potential evaporating in many wheat and spring cereal crops","""Learning disease lessons as harvest 2018 kicks off"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 66-67,69.",England,UKG,"UKG1, UKG2","UKG11, UKG22",Hillhampton Technical Services (Heref/Shrops),I,,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
3136,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"The hot weather is burning off the top of the crop, but I am still finding green seeds in pods on lower pods.","""Learning disease lessons as harvest 2018 kicks off"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 66-67,69.",England,UKG,"UKG1, UKG2","UKG11, UKG22",Hillhampton Technical Services (Heref/Shrops),I,,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
3137,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"Maize is the only spring crop that will be enjoying the high temperatures. However, the dry conditions may yet have an effect on the establishment of undersown grasses for soil stabilisation. This gives further justification for the system where we can drill the grass at the same time as the maize crop.","""Learning disease lessons as harvest 2018 kicks off"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 66-67,69.",England,UKG,"UKG1, UKG2","UKG11, UKG22",Hillhampton Technical Services (Heref/Shrops),I,,Agriculture,Arable,"Maize, grass",,
3138,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"Crops, especially those on the lighter soils, are beginning to look very ripe, and no doubt many are expecting to start combining from the beginning of next week","""Learning disease lessons as harvest 2018 kicks off"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 66-67,69.",England,UKJ,UKJ2,,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,,,
3139,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"Flaming June"" continued through the weekend, with more of the same forecast for the coming week. This has seen areas within fields of some winter cereal crops clearly showing drought stress","""Learning disease lessons as harvest 2018 kicks off"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 66-67,69.",England,UKJ,UKJ2,,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
3140,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"Some oilseed rape crops that have already received a pod sealant will have been desiccated this week, and many will follow on early next week. Because of their height and stage of ripeness, some crops are likely to be combined without desiccation.","""Learning disease lessons as harvest 2018 kicks off"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 66-67,69.",England,UKJ,UKJ2,,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
3141,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"The dry weather has taken the edge of the residual herbicides effectiveness. Various remedies have been tried, including deploying some of the inter-row cultivators used in the organic crops into seed fields.","""Learning disease lessons as harvest 2018 kicks off"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 66-67,69.",Scotland,UKM,,,,I,,Agriculture,,,,
3142,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"UK farmers face reduced yields this harvest due to a weather double whammy which has seen weeks of hot, dry weather following the cold, wet spring.","""Early harvest knocks yields but buoys prices"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 6-7.",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,,,,
3143,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,The shortened growing season saw the first combines roll into barley crops towards the end of June - one of the earliest harvests in 40 years.,"""Early harvest knocks yields but buoys prices"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 6-7.",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Livestock,Barley,,
3144,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"Yields have taken a knock, with wheat, oilseed rape and other crops also a concern - alongside grass and forage.","""Early harvest knocks yields but buoys prices"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 6-7.",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,"Wheat, oilseed rape, grass, forage.",,
3145,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"Suffolk farmer Ben Martin was among the first to harvest barley on 29 July, cutting 100ha of Maris Otter yielding 5.5-6t/ha. ""We've never cut in June before,"" he said. ""If we hadn't had the long dry period, this year would have been an above average harvest.""","""Early harvest knocks yields but buoys prices"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 6-7.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH14,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Barley,,
3146,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"In another first, Cambridgeshire farmer James Morton started harvesting Flamingo oilseed rape on 2 July at M&F Farms, Clinton, north of Peterborough. Despite being at least a fortnight earlier than usual, the crop was already down to 8% moisture and yielded just 3.75t/ha.","""Early harvest knocks yields but buoys prices"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 6-7.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH11,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
3147,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"In another first, Cambridgeshire farmer James Morton started harvesting Flamingo oilseed rape on 2 July at M&F Farms, Clinton, north of Peterborough. Despite being at least a fortnight earlier than usual, the crop was already down to 8% moisture and yielded just 3.75t/ha.","""Early harvest knocks yields but buoys prices"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 6-7.",England,UKH,UKH1,UKH11,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
3148,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"Prices have been buoyed by the impact of the weather on yields. Feed wheat futures closed at a high of £166.65/t for November 2018 on Monday (2 July), following reduced European production forecasts and mixed yields in other northern hemisphere countries.","""Early harvest knocks yields but buoys prices"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 6-7.",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
3149,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"Prices have been buoyed by the impact of the weather on yields. Feed wheat futures closed at a high of £166.65/t for November 2018 on Monday (2 July), following reduced European production forecasts and mixed yields in other northern hemisphere countries.","""Early harvest knocks yields but buoys prices"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 6-7.",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
3150,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"Livestock farmers are among those bearing the brunt of conditions. Delayed drilling of spring crops means straw yields will be low and availability will be tight, forcing up prices. Grass and forage growth have also been limited, putting pressure on hay and silage.","""Early harvest knocks yields but buoys prices"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 6-7.",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Livestock,"Forage, Grass",,
3151,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"Livestock farmers are among those bearing the brunt of conditions. Delayed drilling of spring crops means straw yields will be low and availability will be tight, forcing up prices. Grass and forage growth have also been limited, putting pressure on hay and silage.","""Early harvest knocks yields but buoys prices"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 6-7.",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Livestock,"Forage, Grass",,
3152,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"Livestock farmers are among those bearing the brunt of conditions. Delayed drilling of spring crops means straw yields will be low and availability will be tight, forcing up prices. Grass and forage growth have also been limited, putting pressure on hay and silage.","""Early harvest knocks yields but buoys prices"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 6-7.",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Livestock,"Forage, Grass",,
3153,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"With milk volumes low following a late spring and a continued period of dry weather we have seen a rise in the value of milk which has been reflected by a flurry of recent milk price increase announcements, said NFU dairy board chairman, Michael Oakes.","""Dairy producers left shocked by Muller milk price hold"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 24-25.",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
3154,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"With milk volumes low following a late spring and a continued period of dry weather we have seen a rise in the value of milk which has been reflected by a flurry of recent milk price increase announcements, said NFU dairy board chairman, Michael Oakes.","""Dairy producers left shocked by Muller milk price hold"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 24-25.",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
3155,6,7,2018,Summer,6,7,2018,Summer,"We had land drains running in fields in midMay, and now we have wheat dying off on the lighter bits of the same fields after a month of no rain and high temperatures","""Wheat dying off on lighter land after dry June"" Farmers Weekly, 6 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (17) p 70.",England,UKJ,UKJ3,UKJ34,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
3156,9,7,2018,Summer,9,7,2018,Summer,"Straw prices could reach three or four times those of last year due to poor growing conditions and low over-season stocks, according to experts.","""Straw prices expected to reach 'staggering' heights"" Farmer guardian, 9 July 2018, Pg. 1/3, Available at: (https://vNiw.fginsight.corn/news/news/straw-prices-expected-to-reach-staggering-heights-65176)",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Livestock,"Cattle, Sheep, Goat and Horse",,
3157,9,7,2018,Summer,9,7,2018,Summer,"There is absolutely no doubt straw is going to be in very short supply- winter barleys are thin with limited tillers due to late autumn planting, a wet early spring and delayed nitrogen applications.","""Straw prices expected to reach 'staggering' heights"" Farmer guardian, 9 July 2018, Pg. 1/3, Available at: (https://vNiw.fginsight.corn/news/news/straw-prices-expected-to-reach-staggering-heights-65176)",England,UKD,UKD1,,,I,,Agriculture,"Arable, Livestock","Winter barley, Cattle, Sheep, Goat and Horse",,
3158,9,7,2018,Summer,9,7,2018,Summer,"There is absolutely no doubt straw is going to be in very short supply- winter barleys are thin with limited tillers due to late autumn planting, a wet early spring and delayed nitrogen applications.","""Straw prices expected to reach 'staggering' heights"" Farmer guardian, 9 July 2018, Pg. 1/3, Available at: (https://vNiw.fginsight.corn/news/news/straw-prices-expected-to-reach-staggering-heights-65176)",England,UKD,UKD1,,,I,,Agriculture,"Arable, Livestock","Winter barley, Cattle, Sheep, Goat and Horse",,
3159,9,7,2018,Summer,9,7,2018,Summer,Winter wheat went through its growth stages very quickly and hence is short in stature.,"""Straw prices expected to reach 'staggering' heights"" Farmer guardian, 9 July 2018, Pg. 1/3, Available at: (https://vNiw.fginsight.corn/news/news/straw-prices-expected-to-reach-staggering-heights-65176)",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Winter wheat,,
3160,9,7,2018,Summer,9,7,2018,Summer,"A lot of spring barley was sown late into less than ideal seed beds and so got away poorly. Since then, the dry weather has caused some crops to drought off- all leading to high possibilities of a straw shortage this season.""","""Straw prices expected to reach 'staggering' heights"" Farmer guardian, 9 July 2018, Pg. 1/3, Available at: (https://vNiw.fginsight.corn/news/news/straw-prices-expected-to-reach-staggering-heights-65176)",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Spring barley,,
3161,9,7,2018,Summer,9,7,2018,Summer,"A lot of spring barley was sown late into less than ideal seed beds and so got away poorly. Since then, the dry weather has caused some crops to drought off- all leading to high possibilities of a straw shortage this season.""","""Straw prices expected to reach 'staggering' heights"" Farmer guardian, 9 July 2018, Pg. 1/3, Available at: (https://vNiw.fginsight.corn/news/news/straw-prices-expected-to-reach-staggering-heights-65176)",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Spring barley,,
3162,9,7,2018,Summer,9,7,2018,Summer,"The dry conditions may tempt more who usually chop straw to bale straw to boost arable incomes where yields may be affected, and hopefully not delay following crop planting in doing so.","""Straw prices expected to reach 'staggering' heights"" Farmer guardian, 9 July 2018, Pg. 1/3, Available at: (https://vNiw.fginsight.corn/news/news/straw-prices-expected-to-reach-staggering-heights-65176)",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,"Arable, Livestock",Straw ,,
3163,9,7,2018,Summer,9,7,2018,Summer,"The dry conditions may tempt more who usually chop straw to bale straw to boost arable incomes where yields may be affected, and hopefully not delay following crop planting in doing so.","""Straw prices expected to reach 'staggering' heights"" Farmer guardian, 9 July 2018, Pg. 1/3, Available at: (https://vNiw.fginsight.corn/news/news/straw-prices-expected-to-reach-staggering-heights-65176)",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,"Arable, Livestock",Straw ,,
3164,9,7,2018,Summer,9,7,2018,Summer,"The lack of stocks from last season, along with poor straw growth this season is already reflected in the value of standing straw.","""Straw prices expected to reach 'staggering' heights"" Farmer guardian, 9 July 2018, Pg. 1/3, Available at: (https://vNiw.fginsight.corn/news/news/straw-prices-expected-to-reach-staggering-heights-65176)",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,"Arable, Livestock",Straw ,,
3165,9,7,2018,Summer,9,7,2018,Summer,"In the South West, where demand for straw for livestock bedding is very high, Simon Butcher, senior associate director at Strutt and Parker says prices are expected to be three to four times those of last year.","""Straw prices expected to reach 'staggering' heights"" Farmer guardian, 9 July 2018, Pg. 1/3, Available at: (https://vNiw.fginsight.corn/news/news/straw-prices-expected-to-reach-staggering-heights-65176)",England,UKK,,,,I,,Agriculture,"Arable, Livestock",Straw ,,
3166,9,7,2018,Summer,9,7,2018,Summer,"At a recent sale at Sedge moor Auction Centre in Somerset, standing straw reached unprecedented prices according to auctioneer, Tom Mellor.","""Straw prices expected to reach 'staggering' heights"" Farmer guardian, 9 July 2018, Pg. 2/3, Available at: (https://vNiw.fginsight.corn/news/news/straw-prices-expected-to-reach-staggering-heights-65176)",England,UKK,UKK2,UKK23,,I,,Agriculture,"Arable, Livestock",Straw ,,
3167,9,7,2018,Summer,9,7,2018,Summer,"Everyone in the industry knew prices were going to jump following the prolonged 2017/18 winter season, but the prices achieved are staggering. With the winter barley reaching £198/acre and the winter wheat crops topping at a mighty £230/acre, the demand far outstripped supply. No less than seven lots of winter wheat achieved in excess of £200/acre-a price never seen before at the GTH auctions","""Straw prices expected to reach 'staggering' heights"" Farmer guardian, 9 July 2018, Pg. 2/3, Available at: (https://vNiw.fginsight.corn/news/news/straw-prices-expected-to-reach-staggering-heights-65176",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Winter barley & Winter wheat,,
3168,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"Beef and arable farmers Andrew and Diane Hollinshead, Sandbach, Cheshire, experienced a major blow to their three-hectare field last Friday (July 8) when it caught fire from a spark off the combine.","""Heatwave sparks machine and crop fires across UK farms"" Farmers guardian, 13 July 2018, Pg. 1/4 Available at: (https:/lwww.fglnsight.com/news/news/heatwave-sparks-machine-and-crop-fires-across-uk-farms-65467)",England,UKD,UKD2,,,I,,Agriculture,"Arable, Livestock",Beef and arable,,
3169,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,We came out the field with the combine because we saw somesmoke. While we were sorting that out the corn sparked at the other end of the field where we were combining.,"""Heatwave sparks machine and crop fires across UK farms"" Farmers guardian, 13 July 2018, Pg. 1/4 Available at: (https:/lwww.fglnsight.com/news/news/heatwave-sparks-machine-and-crop-fires-across-uk-farms-65467)",England,UKD,UKD2,,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Corn,,
3170,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"Meanwhile, 2018 is beginning to feel like 1975 and 1976 all over again. As they did in those years, light-land cereals have again been decimated by lack of rain.","""Running out of options as margins are squeezed"" Farmers Weekly, 13 July 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 27.",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
3171,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"What a difference a few weeks can make. On light land locally the drought is starting to show, whereas here on the heavy stuff it still all looks OK, apart from the blackgrass patches. ","""Fertiliser prices dash hopes of Aston Martin"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 70.",England,UKF,UKF2,,Vale of Belvoir,I,,Agriculture,Arable,,,
3172,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"The current high risk for blowfly strike in sheep is set to increase quickly once the dry weather breaks, according to an alert from the National Animal Disease Information Service (Nadis).","""Warning of higher risk for blowfly strike in sheep"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 7.",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Livestock,Sheep,,
3173,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"Prolonged hot and dry weather has put pressure on forage stocks, with grass growth plummeting in most areas of the country.","""How to cope with tightening forage during drought"" Farmers Weekly, vol: 169 (18) p 28-29.",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Livestock,"Forage, Grass",,
3174,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"Figures from AgriNet to 4 July show grass growth in Scotland, Wales and England has dropped to 27kg DM/ha a day on average.","""How to cope with tightening forage during drought"" Farmers Weekly, vol: 169 (18) p 28-29.",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Livestock,Grass,,
3175,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"He said it may also affect maize and cereal crop yields, which will be a disaster going into winter, with feed prices already on the rise.","""How to cope with tightening forage during drought"" Farmers Weekly, vol: 169 (18) p 28-29.",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,"Maize , Cereals",,
3176,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"He said it may also affect maize and cereal crop yields, which will be a disaster going into winter, with feed prices already on the rise.","""How to cope with tightening forage during drought"" Farmers Weekly, vol: 169 (18) p 28-29.",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,"Maize, Cereals",,
3177,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,It doesn't look like we have any real amount of rain for the next couple of weeks. If it stays hot and dry through July maize crops will start to stress and wholecrop could be back 70-75% cf target.,"""How to cope with tightening forage during drought"" Farmers Weekly, vol: 169 (18) p 28-29.",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Maize,,
3178,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"Our grass is looking terrible. I need 1,200 large square silage to get through the winter and I've got 650 bales, with second-cut looking non-existent","""How to cope with tightening forage during drought"" Farmers Weekly, vol: 169 (18) p 28-29.",England,UKE,UKE2,UKE22,Nunthorpe,I,,Agriculture,Livestock,Cow,,
3179,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"Our grass is looking terrible. I need 1,200 large square silage to get through the winter and I've got 650 bales, with second-cut looking non-existent","""How to cope with tightening forage during drought"" Farmers Weekly, vol: 169 (18) p 28-29.",England,UKE,UKE2,UKE22,Nunthorpe,I,,Agriculture,Livestock,Cow,,
3180,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"Hot weather forced us to bring the first-cut silage date forward a week or so. We've got 700 bales compared with 1,400 last year. Luckily, we have 250 left over from last winter.","""How to cope with tightening forage during drought"" Farmers Weekly, vol: 169 (18) p 28-29.",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Livestock,"Cow, Sheep",,
3181,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"Crops had been very dry, with moisture contents about 11.5%.","""Grain stores report good barley quality"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 41.",England,UKH,UKH1,,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
3182,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"It helps, of course, that my farm thrives in this weather. Mother Nature's invisible subsoiler is hard at work on the clay soil, undoing the damage from a couple of wet winters.","""I'm making hay while Mother Nature works on my soil"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 147.",England,UKJ,UKJ3,UKJ33,,I,,Agriculture,,,,
3183,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"But for fellow arable farmers on the light land and gravel farms, things are far worse. Crops are being seriously affected. So the news is full of reduced yields due to the dry spell.","""I'm making hay while Mother Nature works on my soil"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 147.",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,,,,
3184,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"But for fellow arable farmers on the light land and gravel farms, things are far worse. Crops are being seriously affected. So the news is full of reduced yields due to the dry spell.","""I'm making hay while Mother Nature works on my soil"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 147.",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,,,,
3185,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"But turn forward from the semi-apocalyptic predictions of shortage and you find the prices - soaring into the £170 zone for feed wheat (as I write). I reckon that, once again, the size of the heap in the barn multiplied by the price we eventually get for it will be about the same","""I'm making hay while Mother Nature works on my soil"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 147.",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Livestock,Wheat,,
3186,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"But turn forward from the semi-apocalyptic predictions of shortage and you find the prices - soaring into the £170 zone for feed wheat (as I write). I reckon that, once again, the size of the heap in the barn multiplied by the price we eventually get for it will be about the same","""I'm making hay while Mother Nature works on my soil"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 147.",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Livestock,Wheat,,
3187,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"Of course, this sort of optimism will not necessarily go down well with the livestock boys, struggling with parched pastures and barns empty of hay and straw.","""I'm making hay while Mother Nature works on my soil"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 147.",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Livestock,"Pasture, hay, straw ",,
3188,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"Of course, this sort of optimism will not necessarily go down well with the livestock boys, struggling with parched pastures and barns empty of hay and straw.","""I'm making hay while Mother Nature works on my soil"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 147.",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Livestock,"Pasture, hay, straw ",,
3189,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"If the dry weather continues, I'll make all the right noises about the poor yields and the barn full of gramophone needles. But you'll know what I'm really thinking.","""I'm making hay while Mother Nature works on my soil"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 147.",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,,,
3190,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"And it seems that the dreaded drought is affecting more than just us light land farmers. It could be a lack of rooting over the winter due to the wet weather, or poor spring conditions, but there is an awful lot more ground resembling our gravel fields - when they die back in a hot June - than there normally is.","""Options widen for precision farming"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 71.",England,UKJ,UKJ1,UKJ14,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
3191,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,Worryingly low moisture levels are causing problems for growers as they start on the oilseed rape harvest two weeks earlier than normal.,"""Growers struggle to keep rapeseed from drying out"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 40.",England,UKH,UKH3,UKH33,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
3192,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"While the 16ha of winter barley Mr Lord has already harvested achieved 8.2t/ha, above the 7.5t/ha he was hoping to achieve as a minimum, his hopes for the wheat crop are shrivelling along with the grains. ""What looked like nice plump grains are now beginning to look like chicken feed on the lighter land,"" he said. Elsewhere in Essex, wheat on heavy land is looking better","""Growers struggle to keep rapeseed from drying out"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 40.",England,UKH,UKH3,UKH33,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,"Barley, Wheat",,
3193,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"Moisture levels are also a problem for Leicestershire grower Joe Stanley. For the first time ever he is harvesting his rapeseed crop before his winter barley - three weeks earlier than usual. ""We normally start the barley on 15 July, with the rape two weeks later. More unusually, we haven't needed to desiccate,"" he says, with the crop still registering 7-8% moisture content.","""Growers struggle to keep rapeseed from drying out"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 40.",England,UKF,UKF2,UKF22,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,"Barley, Rapeseed",,
3194,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"Thrapston auctioneer Alastair Brown said if producers were short of grass and had store cattle to sell, sooner rather than later may be the best decision, before the hot, dry weather forces more cattle into the market.","""Hot weather forces quicker sale of finished cattle"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 18.",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Livestock,Cattle,,
3195,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"Auctioneer Jonny Dymond of Halls, said the weather doesn't seem to have forced the hand of beef farmers yet. ""I wondered whether because of grass availability trade might slacken, but it has held, although if it continues to stay dry I feel something has got to give,"" he told Farmers Weekly.","""Grass shortage makes store trade more selective"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul, 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 138-139.",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Livestock,Cattle,,
3196,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"Dry weather resulted in a larger yarding of 100 store cattle at Pateley Bridge Auction Centre, North Yorkshire, on Saturday (7 July), with prices lifting slightly to level at £935 for steers and £906 for heifers.","""Grass shortage makes store trade more selective"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul, 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 138-139.",England,UKE,UKE2,UKE22,Pateley Bridge Auction Centre,I,,Agriculture,Livestock,Cattle,,
3197,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"When I last wrote, the crops looked reasonable, but an incredible spell of hot and very dry weather is taking its toll and yield potential is fast disappearing. The past six months certainly highlight the danger of looking at averages. The rainfall to the end of June is just that - average - but this hides the fact that a large part of it fell in March and that since mid-April it has rained on only five occasions.","""This season's 'average' rainfall hides the dry truth"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 70.",Scotland,UKM,UKM5,UKM50,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,,,
3198,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"As a result, winter crops started to burn off back in May on lighter areas. And spring barley, which looked good at the T1 fungicide timing, rushed to ear emergence very quickly, with only one or two tillers per plant. Yields of both grain and straw will be low and it is likely that screenings will be high. On the plus side, it has been easy to keep up with spraying, and fungicide rates have been reduced as a result of the low disease pressure.","""This season's 'average' rainfall hides the dry truth"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 70.",Scotland,UKM,UKM5,UKM50,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,,,
3199,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"As a result, winter crops started to burn off back in May on lighter areas. And spring barley, which looked good at the T1 fungicide timing, rushed to ear emergence very quickly, with only one or two tillers per plant. Yields of both grain and straw will be low and it is likely that screenings will be high. On the plus side, it has been easy to keep up with spraying, and fungicide rates have been reduced as a result of the low disease pressure.","""This season's 'average' rainfall hides the dry truth"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 70.",Scotland,UKM,UKM5,UKM50,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
3200,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"On the livestock side, the cattle appear to be enjoying lying around in the sun, but grass growth is minimal, so we have started to creep feed a month early and will be putting out silage bales soon, which will be an extra cost and more work during harvest.","""This season's 'average' rainfall hides the dry truth"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 70.",Scotland,UKM,UKM5,UKM50,,I,,Agriculture,Livestock,"Grass, Feed",,
3201,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"The processor warns that dry weather is starting to affect milk production, and that it has the potential to seriously affect milk supplies over the next few months.","""Meadow Foods ups milk price"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 19.",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Livestock,Milk,,
3202,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"The processor warns that dry weather is starting to affect milk production, and that it has the potential to seriously affect milk supplies over the next few months.","""Meadow Foods ups milk price"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 19.",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Livestock,Milk,,
3203,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"Maize growers are being warned that droughtlike conditions could hinder crop pollination. Warm weather is pushing many crops forward, meaning maize will start pollinating any time from 20 July until the end of the month.","""Tips to manage maize without the rain"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 28-29.",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Maize,,
3204,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"However, each day of moisture stress during pollination can reduce yields by 3-8%.","""Tips to manage maize without the rain"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 28-29.",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Maize,,
3205,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"Water stress at pollination delays the silks from emerging (female part of the crop), reduces silk elongation and inhibits embryo development after pollination. The silks may also become non-receptive to poller germination. This will affect the number and quality of the kernels.","""Tips to manage maize without the rain"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 28-29.",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Maize,,
3206,17,7,2018,Summer,17,7,2018,Summer,"As harvest continues at a fast pace for some, for others record high temperatures have led to crops which are 'too dry to harvest'.","""Hot harvest causing problems for farmers across the UK"" Farmers guardian, 17 July 2018, Pg. 1/3, Available at (https://vNiw.fginsight.corn/news/news/hot-harvest-causing-problems-for-farmers-across-the-uk-65681)",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
3207,17,7,2018,Summer,17,7,2018,Summer,"I started harvesting a crop of Campus yesterday (July 15], but I had to stop because the moisture content was averaging below 6 per cent and was as low as 5.5 per cent in places. There is rain forecast later in the week and so I am hoping that will lift the moisture content sufficiently to avoid rejections.","""Hot harvest causing problems for farmers across the UK"" Farmers guardian, 17 July 2018, Pg. 1/3, Available at (https://vNiw.fginsight.corn/news/news/hot-harvest-causing-problems-for-farmers-across-the-uk-65681)",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
3208,17,7,2018,Summer,17,7,2018,Summer,"We are well into our oilseed rape harvest, with crops holding up okay on our heavy clay land. So far we have harvested Elgar, which has averaged around 3.5t/ha- down from our longer term average which is closer to 4t/ha, but given the weather we are pleased.","""Hot harvest causing problems for farmers across the UK"" Farmers guardian, 17 July 2018, Pg. 1/3, Available at (https://vNiw.fginsight.corn/news/news/hot-harvest-causing-problems-for-farmers-across-the-uk-65681)",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
3209,17,7,2018,Summer,17,7,2018,Summer,"The variable yields are not surprising, according to AHDB, given the wet weather in March and April and the dry weather in June, which saw soil moisture deficits the highest recorded since 1961.","""Hot harvest causing problems for farmers across the UK"" Farmers guardian, 17 July 2018, Pg. 1/3, Available at (https://vNiw.fginsight.corn/news/news/hot-harvest-causing-problems-for-farmers-across-the-uk-65681",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Cereals,,
3210,19,7,2018,Summer,19,7,2018,Summer,"It is a well-known fact there is always an elevated risk of blowfly strike in sheep throughout the summer months, however the whole of the UK is currently in a state of high or severe risk.","""Farmers urged to be on high alert for blowfly
strike"" Farmers guardian, 19 July 2018, Pg. 1/4, Available at (https://vNiw.fginsight.corn/news/news/farmers-urged-to-be-on-high-alert-for-blowfly-strike-65799)",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Livestock,Sheep,,
3211,25,7,2018,Summer,25,7,2018,Summer,"The warm weather in May was welcome, allowing the onions to catch up following the late drilling and planting which resulted from the wet spring. However, the hot weather we have experienced in June and July has put the onion crop under considerable stress, affecting both yield and bulb size.","""Onion harvest expected to be down by 25%"" Farmers guardian, 25 July 2018, Pg 2/3, Available at (https://www.fginsight.com/news/news/onion-harvest-expected-to-be-down-by-25-66407)",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Vegetables,Onion,,
3212,25,7,2018,Summer,25,7,2018,Summer,"The warm weather in May was welcome, allowing the onions to catch up following the late drilling and planting which resulted from the wet spring. However, the hot weather we have experienced in June and July has put the onion crop under considerable stress, affecting both yield and bulb size.","""Onion harvest expected to be down by 25%"" Farmers guardian, 25 July 2018, Pg 2/3, Available at (https://www.fginsight.com/news/news/onion-harvest-expected-to-be-down-by-25-66407)",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Vegetables,Onion,,
3213,25,7,2018,Summer,25,7,2018,Summer,"We are in the worst drought we have had in half a century,"" he said. There could be no sprouts for Christmas. I have never seen the crops look so poor. In '76, it was very dry but the land was in half decent order.","""There could be no sprouts at Christmas' - growers warn heatwave could affect festive vegetable"" Farmers guardian, 25 July 2018, Pg. 1/4, Available at: (https://vNiw.fginsight.corn/news/news/there-could-be-no-sprouts-at-christmas---growers-warn-heatwave-could-affect-festive-vegetable-66357) ",England,UKF,UKF3,UKF0,,I,,Agriculture,Vegetables,Brassicas,,
3214,25,7,2018,Summer,25,7,2018,Summer,"We are in the worst drought we have had in half a century,"" he said. There could be no sprouts for Christmas. I have never seen the crops look so poor. In '76, it was very dry but the land was in half decent order.","""There could be no sprouts at Christmas' - growers warn heatwave could affect festive vegetable"" Farmers guardian, 25 July 2018, Pg. 1/4, Available at: (https://vNiw.fginsight.corn/news/news/there-could-be-no-sprouts-at-christmas---growers-warn-heatwave-could-affect-festive-vegetable-66357) ",England,UKF,UKF3,UKF0,,I,,Agriculture,Vegetables,Brassicas,,
3215,25,7,2018,Summer,25,7,2018,Summer,"We are in the worst drought we have had in half a century,"" he said. There could be no sprouts for Christmas. I have never seen the crops look so poor. In '76, it was very dry but the land was in half decent order.","""There could be no sprouts at Christmas' - growers warn heatwave could affect festive vegetable"" Farmers guardian, 25 July 2018, Pg. 1/4, Available at: (https://vNiw.fginsight.corn/news/news/there-could-be-no-sprouts-at-christmas---growers-warn-heatwave-could-affect-festive-vegetable-66357) ",England,UKF,UKF3,UKF0,,I,,Agriculture,Vegetables,Brassicas,,
3216,25,7,2018,Summer,25,7,2018,Summer,"Other vegetables were also struggling, with British Onions warning the onion harvest would be down 25 per cent in terms of quantity and size.","""There could be no sprouts at Christmas' - growers warn heatwave could affect festive vegetable"" Farmers guardian, 25 July 2018, Pg. 1/4, Available at: (https://vNiw.fginsight.corn/news/news/there-could-be-no-sprouts-at-christmas---growers-warn-heatwave-could-affect-festive-vegetable-66357) ",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Vegetables,Onion,,
3217,25,7,2018,Summer,25,7,2018,Summer,"Other vegetables were also struggling, with British Onions warning the onion harvest would be down 25 per cent in terms of quantity and size.","""There could be no sprouts at Christmas' - growers warn heatwave could affect festive vegetable"" Farmers guardian, 25 July 2018, Pg. 1/4, Available at: (https://vNiw.fginsight.corn/news/news/there-could-be-no-sprouts-at-christmas---growers-warn-heatwave-could-affect-festive-vegetable-66357) ",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Vegetables,Onion,,
3218,25,7,2018,Summer,25,7,2018,Summer,"However, the hot weather we have experienced in June and July have put the onion crop under considerable stress affecting both yield and bulb size.""","""There could be no sprouts at Christmas' - growers warn heatwave could affect festive vegetable"" Farmers guardian, 25 July 2018, Pg. 1/4, Available at: (https://vNiw.fginsight.corn/news/news/there-could-be-no-sprouts-at-christmas---growers-warn-heatwave-could-affect-festive-vegetable-66357) ",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Vegetables,Onion,,
3219,25,7,2018,Summer,25,7,2018,Summer,"However, the hot weather we have experienced in June and July have put the onion crop under considerable stress affecting both yield and bulb size.""","""There could be no sprouts at Christmas' - growers warn heatwave could affect festive vegetable"" Farmers guardian, 25 July 2018, Pg. 1/4, Available at: (https://vNiw.fginsight.corn/news/news/there-could-be-no-sprouts-at-christmas---growers-warn-heatwave-could-affect-festive-vegetable-66357) ",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Vegetables,Onion,,
3220,25,7,2018,Summer,25,7,2018,Summer,"For the 2018 harvest, yield will have much more impact than planted area, says NEPG. ""It is extremely dry in the NEPG countries and there are areas where the crop starts to suffer from lack of water. Based upon the weather forecast, rain is not expected on the short term.""","""North-Western European potato crop area up 1%"" Farmers guardian, 25 July 2018, Pg 1/3, Available at: (https://vNiw.fginsight.com/news/news/north-westem-european-potato-crop-area-up-1-66396)",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,,,
3221,25,7,2018,Summer,25,7,2018,Summer,"For the 2018 harvest, yield will have much more impact than planted area, says NEPG. ""It is extremely dry in the NEPG countries and there are areas where the crop starts to suffer from lack of water. Based upon the weather forecast, rain is not expected on the short term.""","""North-Western European potato crop area up 1%"" Farmers guardian, 25 July 2018, Pg 1/3, Available at: (https://vNiw.fginsight.com/news/news/north-westem-european-potato-crop-area-up-1-66396)",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,,,
3222,25,7,2018,Summer,25,7,2018,Summer,"Seed problems, coupled with some erosion and mud streams in May, and now drought, with irrigation restrictions and/or growers not being able to irrigate as much as they would like, could have a real influence on the final havest, says NEPG.","""North-Western European potato crop area up 1%"" Farmers guardian, 25 July 2018, Pg 1/3, Available at: (https://vNiw.fginsight.com/news/news/north-westem-european-potato-crop-area-up-1-66396)",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,,,
3223,31,7,2018,Summer,31,7,2018,Summer,"Potato growers are swiftly running out of water to irrigate crops as reservoirs deplete and as maximum annual abstraction volumes are reached, leading to issues around crop yield and quality.","""Water shortage threat to potato crops"" Farmer guardian, 31 July 2018, Pg 1/4, Available at : (https:/lwww.fginsight.com/news/news/water-shortage-threat-to-potato-crops-66792)",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Potato,,
3224,31,7,2018,Summer,31,7,2018,Summer,"Potato growers are swiftly running out of water to irrigate crops as reservoirs deplete and as maximum annual abstraction volumes are reached, leading to issues around crop yield and quality.","""Water shortage threat to potato crops"" Farmer guardian, 31 July 2018, Pg 1/4, Available at : (https:/lwww.fginsight.com/news/news/water-shortage-threat-to-potato-crops-66792)",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Potato,,
3225,31,7,2018,Summer,31,7,2018,Summer,"Yields will certainly be down, I would estimate by as much as 25 per cent across the farm. We have about 10 per cent of our potato land which is unirrigated and on those fields we w ill be looking at very small yields and very small potatoes.","""Water shortage threat to potato crops"" Farmer guardian, 31 July 2018, Pg 1/4, Available at : (https:/lwww.fginsight.com/news/news/water-shortage-threat-to-potato-crops-66792)",England,UKF,UKF3,UKF0,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Potato,,
3226,31,7,2018,Summer,31,7,2018,Summer,"Even if rain does arrive, potatoes may be vulnerable to in field sprouting and secondary growth. He says: ""Many crops, particularly those that are unirrigated, will have effectively stopped growing therefore a deluge of water could cause growth cracks.","""Water shortage threat to potato crops"" Farmer guardian, 31 July 2018, Pg 1/4, Available at : (https:/lwww.fginsight.com/news/news/water-shortage-threat-to-potato-crops-66792)",England,UKF,UKF3,UKF0,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Potato,,
3227,31,7,2018,Summer,31,7,2018,Autumn,"The heat-stress tubers are under means we have seen in-field sprouting
 and we will continue to see that as long as the hot weather continues.","""Water shortage threat to potato crops"" Farmer guardian, 31 July 2018, Pg 2/4, Available at : (https:/lwww.fginsight.com/news/news/water-shortage-threat-to-potato-crops-66792)",England,UKF,UKF3,UKF0,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Potato,,
3228,1,8,2018,Autumn,1,8,2018,Autumn,"After a year of weather extremes which resulted in reduced stocks of  forage, combined with rising concentrate costs, dairy farmers across the UK are hoping for early turnout.","""Dairy farmers across the UK hoping for early turnout"" Farmers guardian, 01 August 2018, Pg 1/5, Available at: (https:/lwww.fginsight.comfdnomf/sponsored---dnomf-2018-articles/plan-ahead-for-ear1y-tumout-78715)",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
3229,1,8,2018,Autumn,1,8,2018,Autumn,"After a year of weather extremes which resulted in reduced stocks of  forage, combined with rising concentrate costs, dairy farmers across the UK are hoping for early turnout.","""Dairy farmers across the UK hoping for early turnout"" Farmers guardian, 01 August 2018, Pg 1/5, Available at: (https:/lwww.fginsight.comfdnomf/sponsored---dnomf-2018-articles/plan-ahead-for-ear1y-tumout-78715)",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy,,
3230,3,8,2018,Autumn,3,8,2018,Autumn,"The season started with sub-zero temperatures brought by 'the beast from the East', followed by a wet spring that delayed planting. Since then, we have seen one of the driest combined June and July periods on record, so most growers are reporting that yields will be down.","""GB 2018 potato plantings third lowest on record"" Farmer guardian, 03 August 2018, Pg 1/3, Available at: (https://www.fginsight.com/news/news/gb-2018-potato-plantings-third-lowest-on-record-67072)",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Potato,,
3231,7,8,2018,Autumn,7,8,2018,Autumn,"The 16th Thame summer sheep fair saw 25,821 breeding sheep and lambs penned along with 264 rams over two days. According to the auctioneers, the prolonged drought affected trade, with many purchasers frustrated they have no keep.","""Weather impacts on Thame trade"" Farmers guardian, 07 August 2018, Pg 1/4, Available at : (https://www.fginsight.com/news/newslweather-impacts-on-thame-trade-67270)",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Livestock,Sheep,,
3232,7,8,2018,Autumn,7,8,2018,Autumn,"The 16th Thame summer sheep fair saw 25,821 breeding sheep and lambs penned along with 264 rams over two days. According to the auctioneers, the prolonged drought affected trade, with many purchasers frustrated they have no keep.","""Weather impacts on Thame trade"" Farmers guardian, 07 August 2018, Pg 1/4, Available at : (https://www.fginsight.com/news/newslweather-impacts-on-thame-trade-67270)",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Livestock,Sheep,,
3233,13,8,2018,Autumn,13,8,2018,Autumn,"Trade was good despite it being a tricky time for selling, due to the long winter and the prolonged dry spell leading to a forage shortage. ""It went well considering the lack of grass and the hard winter we experienced,"" added Mr Moon.","""Farmer hosts sheep sale following local auction mart closure"" Farmers guardian, 13 August 2018, Pg 2/3, Available at : (https://vNiw.fginsight.com/news/news/farmer-hosts-sheep-sale-following-local-auction-mart-closure-67665)",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Livestock,Sheep,,
3234,23,8,2018,Autumn,23,8,2018,Autumn,"Little to no rain across all factory areas since the end of drilling coupled with the early arrival of the driest summer for more than 40 years means crops, particularly those on light soils, have struggled for moisture. Less than one in- 10 growers irrigates sugar beet.","""Sugar beet plant populations 'largely' on target"" Farmer guardian, 23 August 2018, Pg. 1/3, Available at: (https://vNiw.fginsight.corn/news/news/sugar-beet-plant-populations-largely-on-target-68302) ",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Sugar beet,,
3235,23,8,2018,Autumn,23,8,2018,Autumn,"The late finish to drilling meant most crops were barely established before coming under some form of stress, be it high temperatures or moisture deficit. In a typical year about 10 per cent of beet yield is lost to water stress, but it could be far higher this season, although just how much remains to be seen.""","""Sugar beet plant populations 'largely' on target"" Farmer guardian, 23 August 2018, Pg. 1/3, Available at: (https://vNiw.fginsight.corn/news/news/sugar-beet-plant-populations-largely-on-target-68302)",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Sugar beet,,
3236,23,8,2018,Autumn,23,8,2018,Autumn,"The late finish to drilling meant most crops were barely established before coming under some form of stress, be it high temperatures or moisture deficit. In a typical year about 10 per cent of beet yield is lost to water stress, but it could be far higher this season, although just how much remains to be seen.""","""Sugar beet plant populations 'largely' on target"" Farmer guardian, 23 August 2018, Pg. 1/3, Available at: (https://vNiw.fginsight.corn/news/news/sugar-beet-plant-populations-largely-on-target-68302)",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Sugar beet,,
3237,23,8,2018,Autumn,23,8,2018,Autumn,"Many plant populations are ty pically below the 100,000 plants per hectare advised by the British Beet Research Organisation (BBRO), but still high enough to support respectable yields.","""Sugar beet plant populations 'largely' on target"" Farmer guardian, 23 August 2018, Pg. 1/3, Available at: (https://vNiw.fginsight.corn/news/news/sugar-beet-plant-populations-largely-on-target-68302",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Sugar beet,,
3238,28,8,2018,Autumn,28,8,2018,Autumn,"Rainfall during the establishment phase and plenty of sunshine later on in parts of Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion has resulted in some excellent maize crops this year,""","""Drilling after maize harvest an option to ease forage shortages"" Farmer guardian, 28 August 2018, Pg. 1/3, Available at: (https://www.fginsight.com/news/news/drilling-after-maize-harvest-an-<>ption-to-ease-forage-shortages-68628)",Wales,UKL,UKL1,UKL14,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Maize,,
3239,28,8,2018,Autumn,28,8,2018,Autumn,"It is also likely that soils will remain warmer further into the autumn, following the heatwave, so that will create a longer sowing window, irrespective of maize harvest dates.""","""Drilling after maize harvest an option to ease forage shortages"" Farmer guardian, 28 August 2018, Pg. 1/3, Available at: (https://www.fginsight.com/news/news/drilling-after-maize-harvest-an-<>ption-to-ease-forage-shortages-68628",Wales,UKL,UKL1,UKL14,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Maize,,
3240,31,8,2018,Autumn,31,8,2018,Autumn,"Certis' technical specialist, Geoffrey Bastard, warns growers not to be complacent even though little straw has been left after harvest and dry conditions have helped to keep slugs at bay.","""Moderate to high slug pressure expected"" Farmer guardian, 31 August 2018, Pg. 2/3, Available at: (https://vNiw.fginsight.com/news/news/moderate-to-high-slug-pressure-expecte~8858)",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,"Arable, Livestock",,,
3241,4,10,2018,Autumn,4,10,2018,Autumn,"The extreme dry weather this year has had its pros and cons. The lack of grass has dropped breeding ewe price and I have averaged only £104 buying replacements this year compared to £118 last year. Although it is good for me, unfortunately the lambs are finishing nowhere near as quickly as usual.","""Young Farmer Focus: Dan Lethbridge, 23 -Since I could walk, all I have wanted to do is farm"" Farmers guardian, 04 October 2018, Pg 2/3, Available at: (https:/twww.fginsight.com/blogs/blogs/young-farmer-focus-dan-lethbridge-23--since-i-could-walk-all-i-have-wanted-to-do-is-farm)",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Livestock,Sheep,,
3242,4,10,2018,Autumn,4,10,2018,Autumn,"The extreme dry weather this year has had its pros and cons. The lack of grass has dropped breeding ewe price and I have averaged only £104 buying replacements this year compared to £118 last year. Although it is good for me, unfortunately the lambs are finishing nowhere near as quickly as usual.","""Young Farmer Focus: Dan Lethbridge, 23 -Since I could walk, all I have wanted to do is farm"" Farmers guardian, 04 October 2018, Pg 2/3, Available at: (https:/twww.fginsight.com/blogs/blogs/young-farmer-focus-dan-lethbridge-23--since-i-could-walk-all-i-have-wanted-to-do-is-farm)",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Livestock,Sheep,,
3243,11,10,2018,Autumn,11,10,2018,Autumn,"Winter and spring barley both saw decreased levels of production in 2018. A7.7% drop in the production of spring barley in 2018 to 3.9 million tonnes, in spite of a small 1.1% increase in the area, was caused by an 8.7% fall in the spring barley yield from 5.6t/ha (2017) to 5.1t/ha in harvest 2018.","""UK spring barley yields down nearly 9%"" Farmers guardian, 11 October 2018, Pg. 1/3, Available at: (https://www.fginsight.com/news/news/uk-spring-barley-yields-down-nearly-9-72402)",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Winter and spring barley,,
3244,11,10,2018,Autumn,11,10,2018,Autumn,"The planted area of oats (not differentiated by spring or winter in the statistics) had the largest proportional increase of the major cereal crops, rising by 7.8% to 174,000ha. But the UK yield fell by 9.2% to 4.9t/ha, caused by a decrease in the England yield ofll.6% which was offset by smaller falls in Scotland and Northern Ireland. This resulted in a small estimated production decrease of2.1% to 0.9mt in 2018, according to the statistics.","UK spring barley yields down nearly 9%"" Farmers guardian, 11 October 2018, Pg. 1/3, Available at: (https://www.fginsight.com/news/news/uk-spring-barley-yields-down-nearly-9-72402)",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Oat,,
3245,11,10,2018,Autumn,11,10,2018,Autumn,"The UK provisional oilseed rape harvest has fallen 5.396 to 2.1mt in 2018. There was an increase of 6.8% in the planted area, however, yield was 11.4% down on last year, from 3.9t/ha to 3.4t/ha.","UK spring barley yields down nearly 9%"" Farmers guardian, 11 October 2018, Pg. 2/3, Available at: (https://www.fginsight.com/news/news/uk-spring-barley-yields-down-nearly-9-72402)",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
3246,11,10,2018,Autumn,11,10,2018,Autumn,"A 5.396 fall in UK wheat yield from 8.3t/ha (2017) to 7.8t/ha (2018) and minimal change in area resulted in a 5.196 drop in production, from 14.8mt in 2017 to 14.lmt in 2018.","UK spring barley yields down nearly 9%"" Farmers guardian, 11 October 2018, Pg. 2/3, Available at: (https://www.fginsight.com/news/news/uk-spring-barley-yields-down-nearly-9-72402)",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
3247,11,10,2018,Autumn,11,10,2018,Autumn,The Defra Farming Statistics report says 2018 harvest has been affected by high rainfall in spring and a long dry spell with high temperatures in the summer causing varying yields across regions of the UK,"UK spring barley yields down nearly 9%"" Farmers guardian, 11 October 2018, Pg. 2/3, Available at: (https://www.fginsight.com/news/news/uk-spring-barley-yields-down-nearly-9-72402)",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Arable,,,
3248,29,10,2018,Autumn,29,10,2018,Autumn,"The country's dairy farmers, as in the UK, were reported to be lacking basic feed supplies, but it was pig farmers who were facing big economic impact from ASF, which is encroaching from the East.","""Impact of 2018 droughts affecting farmers
across the globe"" Farmers guardian, 11 October 2018, Pg 1/4, Available at: (https://www.fginsight.com/news/newslimpact-of-2018-droughts-affecting-farmers-across-the-globe-73458)",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy & Pig,,
3249,29,10,2018,Autumn,29,10,2018,Autumn,"The country's dairy farmers, as in the UK, were reported to be lacking basic feed supplies, but it was pig farmers who were facing big economic impact from ASF, which is encroaching from the East.","""Impact of 2018 droughts affecting farmers
across the globe"" Farmers guardian, 11 October 2018, Pg 1/4, Available at: (https://www.fginsight.com/news/newslimpact-of-2018-droughts-affecting-farmers-across-the-globe-73458)",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy & Pig,,
3250,6,11,2018,Autumn,6,11,2018,Autumn,"We think the weather this spring has caused our worst losses ever and it was not a good lambing,"" added Mrs McPherson.","""Upland farming: Land abandonment could
become a reality if support is cut"" Farmers guardian, 06 November 2018, Pg 1/7, Available at:(https://vNiw.fginsight.corn/news/news/upland-farming-land-abandonment-could-become-a-reality-if-support-is-cut-74002)",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Livestock,Sheep,,
3251,6,11,2018,Autumn,6,11,2018,Autumn,"We think the weather this spring has caused our worst losses ever and it was not a good lambing,"" added Mrs McPherson.","""Upland farming: Land abandonment could become a reality if support is cut"" Farmers guardian, 06 November 2018, Pg 1/7, Available at:(https://vNiw.fginsight.corn/news/news/upland-farming-land-abandonment-could-become-a-reality-if-support-is-cut-74002)",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Livestock,Sheep,,
3252,6,11,2018,Autumn,6,11,2018,Season,"With an annual rainfall of 330mm, she is farming in a challenging environment and has much to contend with but she keeps a positive attitude. ""I regard myself as the luckiest person alive to be able to care for the livestock and all the biodiversity on this farm,"" she said.","""Upland farming: Land abandonment could become a reality if support is cut"" Farmers guardian, 06 November 2018, Pg 1/7, Available at:(https://vNiw.fginsight.corn/news/news/upland-farming-land-abandonment-could-become-a-reality-if-support-is-cut-74002)",UK,,,,,I,,Agriculture,Livestock,Sheep,,
3253,1,4,2018,Spring,1,4,2018,Spring,The EA also suggested irrigation methods should be as 'efficient and effective' as possible. It said it was working closely both locally and on a national scale to plan ahead.,"""Some UK farmers face risk of potential summer drought, EA warns"" Farmers guardian, 01 April, 2018, Pg 1/3, Available at (https://www.fginsight.com/newslnewslsome-uk-farmers-face-risk-of-potential-summer-drought-ea-wams-56616)",UK,,,,,R,,Agriculture,Arable,,,
3254,1,4,2018,Spring,1,4,2018,Spring,"With the end of the high flow licence season approaching, farmers with storage reservoirs should take all opportunities to ensure reservoirs were as full as possible for the start of the irrigation season.","""Some UK farmers face risk of potential summer drought, EA warns"" Farmers guardian, 01 April, 2018, Pg 2/3, Available at (https://www.fginsight.com/newslnewslsome-uk-farmers-face-risk-of-potential-summer-drought-ea-wams-56616)",UK,,,,,R,,Agriculture,Arable,,,
3255,1,4,2018,Spring,1,4,2018,Spring,"Our advice is for farmers and growers who rely on irrigation to check their
 licences,"" Ms Williams added. ' They can apply to vary the licence, however,this can take time so prompt action is required.
licences,","""Some UK farmers face risk of potential summer drought, EA warns"" Farmers guardian, 01 April, 2018, Pg 2/3, Available at (https://www.fginsight.com/newslnewslsome-uk-farmers-face-risk-of-potential-summer-drought-ea-wams-56616)",UK,,,,,R,,Agriculture,Arable,,,
3256,1,4,2018,Spring,1,4,2018,Spring,"In the short term, building a reservoir is not a quick solution, but we are
 encouraging farmers to consider water abstraction groups and to look at
 longer term resilience options such as a storage reservoirs.","""Some UK farmers face risk of potential summer drought, EA warns"" Farmers guardian, 01 April, 2018, Pg 2/3, Available at (https://www.fginsight.com/newslnewslsome-uk-farmers-face-risk-of-potential-summer-drought-ea-wams-56616)",UK,,,,,R,,Agriculture,Arable,,,
3257,14,4,2018,Spring,14,4,2018,Spring,"The break in poor weather two weeks ago had allowed growers to apply fertiliser and drill spring beans and oats, but the return of freezing rain and snow had meant soil temperatures were too cold for sowing spring barley.","""UK wheat prices buck current global trends"" Farmers guadian, 14 April 2018, Pg. 3/4, Available at :(https:/lwww.fginsight.com/news/news/uk-wheat-prices-buck-current-global-trends-58378)",Scotland,UKM,,,,R,,Agriculture,Arable,wheat,,
3258,26,4,2018,Spring,26,4,2018,Spring,Using brassicas as a catch crop could be a cost effective way to extend the grazing period and fill the forage deficit.,"""Using brassicas to help ease the forage shortfall"" Farmers guardian, 26 April 2018, Pg 1/4, Available at (https:/fwww.fginsight.com/vipMplusing-brassicas-to-help-ease-the-forage-shortfall-59273)",UK,,,,,R,,Agriculture,Livestock,"Cattle, Sheep, Goat and Horse",,
3259,26,4,2018,Spring,26,4,2018,Spring,"Brassica crops are a versatile feeding solution to fill summer grazing gaps, extend autumn grazing and support out-wintering systems. They can increase output per acre, are an excellent break crop in grassland renewal and help soil nutrient retention and improvement.""","""Using brassicas to help ease the forage shortfall"" Farmers guardian, 26 April 2018, Pg 1/4, Available at (https:/fwww.fginsight.com/vipMplusing-brassicas-to-help-ease-the-forage-shortfall-59273)",UK,,,,,R,,Agriculture,Livestock,"Cattle, Sheep, Goat and Horse",,
3260,26,4,2018,Spring,26,4,2018,Spring,"Brassica crops are a versatile feeding solution to fill summer grazing gaps, extend autumn grazing and support out-wintering systems. They can increase output per acre, are an excellent break crop in grassland renewal and help soil nutrient retention and improvement.""","""Using brassicas to help ease the forage shortfall"" Farmers guardian, 26 April 2018, Pg 1/4, Available at (https:/fwww.fginsight.com/vipMplusing-brassicas-to-help-ease-the-forage-shortfall-59273)",UK,,,,,R,,Agriculture,Livestock,"Cattle, Sheep, Goat and Horse",,
3261,21,5,2018,Spring,21,5,2018,Spring,"We have spent four years trying to fine tune establishment to get the strong rooting needed to get the crop away well in the autumn and the characteristics of hybrids make for easier management, which helps us achieve the best possible results at harvest","""DK Exception gives grower confidence in oilseed rape"" Farmers guardian, 21 May 2018, Pg 1, Available at : (https://www.fginsight.com/news/dk-exception-gives-grower-confidence-in-oilseed-rape-60795)",UK,,,,,R,,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
3262,21,5,2018,Spring,21,5,2018,Summer,"We have tried lots of varieties as hybrids have progressed, and our aim is always to find a consistent performer over several seasons.” The rotation will see more DK Exception on the farm in 2018/19","""DK Exception gives grower confidence in oilseed rape"" Farmers guardian, 21 May 2018, Pg 1, Available at : (https://www.fginsight.com/news/dk-exception-gives-grower-confidence-in-oilseed-rape-60795)",UK,,,,,R,,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
3263,8,6,2018,Summer,8,6,2018,Summer,After successfully trialling variable rate PGRs last season I'm quietly confident we'll see benefits this season. Our soils and topography are highly variable and many of our fields have at least four different soil types in them from clay cap to gravel. In the valleys where we have better soils it protects against the crop going down and avoids high application on the thinner soils which limits yield.,"""Wheat growth stage countdown (5)"" Farmer guardian, 08 June 2018, Pg 2/4, Available at : (https://www.fginsight.com/news/news/wheat-growth-stage-countdown-5.02960)",UK,,,,,R,,Agriculture,Arable,wheat,,
3264,8,6,2018,Summer,8,6,2018,Summer,"The decision now is T3 strategy. We do have a longer run in and harvest, which is usually around the last week of August, but if it stays dry then foliar pressure is likely to remain low. With fusarium rarely a problem, we could be looking at a secondary azole just to keep matters in check. Rain will change that and if so we would beef up T3 sprays.","""Wheat growth stage countdown (5)"" Farmer guardian, 08 June 2018, Pg 3/4, Available at : (https://www.fginsight.com/news/news/wheat-growth-stage-countdown-5.02960)",UK,,,,,R,,Agriculture,Arable,wheat,,
3265,8,6,2018,Summer,8,6,2018,Summer,"It really has been a strange season. After crops struggled to get going- our UV for March and April was the lowest we have recorded in the past five years- we're likely to put n, T2 and T3 sprays on over the course offive weeks or thereabouts.","""Wheat growth stage countdown (5)"" Farmer guardian, 08 June 2018, Pg 3/4, Available at : (https://www.fginsight.com/news/news/wheat-growth-stage-countdown-5.02960)",UK,,,,,R,,Agriculture,Arable,Wheat,,
3266,11,6,2018,Summer,11,6,2018,Summer,It is frustrating to see the knee-jerk outraged response national press journalists have to the government's consultation on an extension of culling badgers under licence in the low risk areas.,"""In Your Field: Phil Latham - 1 Our neighbour's herdsman was fatally injured TB testing cattle"", Farmer guardian, 11 June 2018, Pg. 1/2, Available at : (https://www.fginsight.com/blogs/blogs/in-your-field-phil-latham---our-neighbours-herdsman-was-fatally-injured-tb-testing-cattle)",England,UKD,UKD2,,,R,,Agriculture,Livestock,Cattle,,
3267,4,7,2018,Summer,4,7,2018,Summer,"Hampshire farmer, Martin Button began harvesting his Tower winter barley on June 28- the first time he has ever started combining in June. ""It is the first time I have harvested this early-we normally begin harvest around the July 14.","""Heatwave prompts early harvest across the UK"" Farmers guardian, 4 July 2018, Pg 2/4, Available at (https://vNiw.fginsight.com/news/news/heatwave-prompts-early-harvest-across-the-uk-64724)",England,UKJ,UKJ3,UKJ33,,R,,Agriculture,Arable,Winter Barley,,
3268,4,7,2018,Summer,4,7,2018,Summer,He says: ·we sowed the variety for the first time this year on some light gravelly land and it performed well over-winter but this recent hot weather has just caused the crop to give up so we have had to go in with the combine harvester early.,"""Heatwave prompts early harvest across the UK"" Farmers guardian, 4 July 2018, Pg 3/4, Available at (https://vNiw.fginsight.com/news/news/heatwave-prompts-early-harvest-across-the-uk-64724)",UK,,,,,R,,Agriculture,Arable,Oilseed rape,,
3269,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"Others reported combine blazes due to headers striking stones in fields, with many holding slurry tankers full of water on standby during harvest.","""Heatwave sparks machine and crop fires across UK farms"" Farmers guardian, 13 July 2018, Pg. 1/4 Available at: (https:/lwww.fglnsight.com/news/news/heatwave-sparks-machine-and-crop-fires-across-uk-farms-65467)",UK,,,,,R,,Agriculture,Arable,,,
3270,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"With grass growth stalled, farmers suggested they were averaging only two-and-a-half bales of hay per hectare and farmers in Gloucester were forced to cut nearby moorland to bale for use in Wales.","""Heatwave sparks machine and crop fires across UK farms"" Farmers guardian, 13 July 2018, Pg. 1/4 Available at: (https:/lwww.fglnsight.com/news/news/heatwave-sparks-machine-and-crop-fires-across-uk-farms-65467)",England,UKK,UKK1,UKK13,Gloucester,R,,Agriculture,Livestock,"Cattle, Sheep, Goat and Horse",,
3271,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"The current high risk for blowfly strike in sheep is set to increase quickly once the dry weather breaks, according to an alert from the National Animal Disease Information Service (Nadis).","""Warning of higher risk for blowfly strike in sheep"" Farmers Weekly, 13 Jul 2018, vol: 169 (18) p 7.",UK,,,,,R,,Agriculture,Livestock,Sheep,,
3272,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,"Farmers in Scotland were however refusing to commit to selling straw, despite talk about baling more and chopping less, especially in the south.","""Heatwave sparks machine and crop fires across UK farms"" Farmers guardian, 13 July 2018, Pg. 1/4 Available at: (https:/lwww.fglnsight.com/news/news/heatwave-sparks-machine-and-crop-fires-across-uk-farms-65467)",Scotland,UKM,,,Southern Scotland,R,,Agriculture,Livestock,Animal feed (straw),,
3273,13,7,2018,Summer,13,7,2018,Summer,I am mowing what is left of our second-crop grass for silage and it is a sobering reminder of why the UK livestock industry is so dependent on regular rainfall,,UK,,,,,R,,Agriculture,Livestock,,,
3274,25,7,2018,Summer,25,7,2018,Summer,"Growers and their staff have been working round the clock to keep crops irrigated, however there are a number of areas of the country where water abstraction is being limited and their own reserves are very low. Crops are irrigated at this time of year to put on weight and size. Irrigation is currently just keeping the plant alive- crops without irrigation are dying.","""Onion harvest expected to be down by 25%"" Farmers guardian, 25 July 2018, Pg 2/3, Available at (https://www.fginsight.com/news/news/onion-harvest-expected-to-be-down-by-25-66407)",UK,,,,,R,,Agriculture,Vegetables,Onion,,
3275,25,7,2018,Summer,25,7,2018,Summer,Growers and staff had been working around the clock to keep crops irrigated but there were areas where water abstraction was being limited with reserves very low.,"""There could be no sprouts at Christmas' - growers warn heatwave could affect festive vegetable"" Farmers guardian, 25 July 2018, Pg. 1/4, Available at: (https://vNiw.fginsight.corn/news/news/there-could-be-no-sprouts-at-christmas---growers-warn-heatwave-could-affect-festive-vegetable-66357) ",UK,,,,,R,,Agriculture,Vegetables,,,
3276,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"Farming charity RABI has braced itself for a further surge in calls for help following the intense summer temperatures. Calls from July 16 to 24 had already been 'exceptionally high' for this time of year, and while not all were weather related, the charity's welfare team said it was 'very busy'.","""Farming charity RABI expecting calls to increase as heatwave continues"" Farmers guardian, 27 July 2018, Pg. 1/3, Available at (https://www.fginsight.com/news/news/farming-charity-rabl-expecting-calls-to-increase-as-heatwave-continues-66491)",UK,,,,,R,,Agriculture,,,,
3277,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,"Farming charity RABI has braced itself for a further surge in calls for help following the intense summer temperatures. Calls from July 16 to 24 had already been 'exceptionally high' for this time of year, and while not all were weather related, the charity's welfare team said it was 'very busy'.","""Farming charity RABI expecting calls to increase as heatwave continues"" Farmers guardian, 27 July 2018, Pg. 1/3, Available at (https://www.fginsight.com/news/news/farming-charity-rabl-expecting-calls-to-increase-as-heatwave-continues-66491)",UK,,,,,R,,Agriculture,,,,
3278,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,Support from RABI is tailored to suit individual need and helps with contributions towards domestic bills or providing emergency grants.,"""Farming charity RABI expecting calls to increase as heatwave continues"" Farmers guardian, 27 July 2018, Pg. 2/3, Available at (https://www.fginsight.com/news/news/farming-charity-rabl-expecting-calls-to-increase-as-heatwave-continues-66491)",UK,,,,,R,,Agriculture,,,,
3279,27,7,2018,Summer,27,7,2018,Summer,Support from RABI is tailored to suit individual need and helps with contributions towards domestic bills or providing emergency grants.,"""Farming charity RABI expecting calls to increase as heatwave continues"" Farmers guardian, 27 July 2018, Pg. 2/3, Available at (https://www.fginsight.com/news/news/farming-charity-rabl-expecting-calls-to-increase-as-heatwave-continues-66491)",UK,,,,,R,,Agriculture,,,,
3280,31,7,2018,Summer,31,7,2018,Summer,"In some catchments, annual abstraction volumes have already been reduced to help conserve water and meet the requirements ofthe Water Framework Directive.","""Water shortage threat to potato crops"" Farmer guardian, 31 July 2018, Pg 1/4, Available at : (https:/lwww.fginsight.com/news/news/water-shortage-threat-to-potato-crops-66792)",UK,,,,,R,,Agriculture,Arable,Potato,,
3281,31,7,2018,Summer,31,7,2018,Summer,"Although blanket irrigation bans are not yet being considered, hands off flow (HOF) licensing conditions are being applied in some instances mainly in the West Midlands. Where possible growers are taking steps to improve the efficiency of irrigation.","""Water shortage threat to potato crops"" Farmer guardian, 31 July 2018, Pg 1/4, Available at : (https:/lwww.fginsight.com/news/news/water-shortage-threat-to-potato-crops-66792)",UK,,,,,R,,Agriculture,Arable,Potato,,
3282,31,7,2018,Summer,31,7,2018,Summer,"Although blanket irrigation bans are not yet being considered, hands off flow (HOF) licensing conditions are being applied in some instances mainly in the West Midlands. Where possible growers are taking steps to improve the efficiency of irrigation.","""Water shortage threat to potato crops"" Farmer guardian, 31 July 2018, Pg 1/4, Available at : (https:/lwww.fginsight.com/news/news/water-shortage-threat-to-potato-crops-66792)",UK,,,,,R,,Agriculture,Arable,Potato,,
3283,31,7,2018,Summer,31,7,2018,Summer,"In the last two months we have emptied three reservoirs, we have never even had to empty one before- it is the equivalent of a year and a half's water. By comparison, last year we used about a third of one reservoir.","""Water shortage threat to potato crops"" Farmer guardian, 31 July 2018, Pg 1/4, Available at : (https:/lwww.fginsight.com/news/news/water-shortage-threat-to-potato-crops-66792)",England,UKF,UKF3,UKF0,,R,,Agriculture,Arable,Potato,,
3284,31,7,2018,Summer,31,7,2018,Summer,"""We are doing everything we can to preserve water, including irrigating at night and using boom irrigators rather than rain guns to avoid evaporation.""","""Water shortage threat to potato crops"" Farmer guardian, 31 July 2018, Pg 1/4, Available at : (https:/lwww.fginsight.com/news/news/water-shortage-threat-to-potato-crops-66792)",England,UKF,UKF3,UKF0,,R,,Agriculture,Arable,Potato,,
3285,31,7,2018,Summer,31,7,2018,Summer,"As well as sub-optimal yields, growers are also concerned about how to desiccate crops ahead of harvest as Syngenta have advised conditions are too dry to apply Reglone [diquat] at its standard 1.0l/ha rate.","""Water shortage threat to potato crops"" Farmer guardian, 31 July 2018, Pg 1/4, Available at : (https:/lwww.fginsight.com/news/news/water-shortage-threat-to-potato-crops-66792)",England,UKF,UKF3,UKF0,,R,,Agriculture,Arable,Potato,,
3286,31,7,2018,Summer,31,7,2018,Summer,"If Reglone is not available, growers really do have limited options. People may think of a mechanical flail, but flailing a crop under heat stress would likely pose a big risk of internal defects.","""Water shortage threat to potato crops"" Farmer guardian, 31 July 2018, Pg 2/4, Available at : (https:/lwww.fginsight.com/news/news/water-shortage-threat-to-potato-crops-66792)",England,UKF,UKF3,UKF0,,R,,Agriculture,Arable,Potato,,
3287,31,7,2018,Summer,31,7,2018,Summer,Growers considering this route should aim to take crops out in the very early morning when they have had a chance to rehydrate overnight.,"""Water shortage threat to potato crops"" Farmer guardian, 31 July 2018, Pg 2/4, Available at : (https:/lwww.fginsight.com/news/news/water-shortage-threat-to-potato-crops-66792)",England,UKF,UKF3,UKF0,,R,,Agriculture,Arable,Potato,,
3288,31,7,2018,Summer,31,7,2018,Autumn,"We have had calls asking if the use of MH (maleic hydrazide) as a growth inhibitor would help. Crops under this much stress are highly unlikely to take-up MH to the required amount to prevent these problems. All that is likely to happen is that you would further restrict yield,""","""Water shortage threat to potato crops"" Farmer guardian, 31 July 2018, Pg 2/4, Available at : (https:/lwww.fginsight.com/news/news/water-shortage-threat-to-potato-crops-66792)",England,UKF,UKF3,UKF0,,R,,Agriculture,Arable,Potato,,
3289,1,8,2018,Autumn,1,8,2018,Autumn,"As part of a contingency plan to extend forage as far as possible, he planted 3.2 hectares (eight acres) of brassicas, which cows were able to graze until mid-December when it became too wet.","""Dairy farmers across the UK hoping for early turnout"" Farmers guardian, 01 August 2018, Pg 3/5, Available at: (https:/lwww.fginsight.comfdnomf/sponsored---dnomf-2018-articles/plan-ahead-for-ear1y-tumout-78715)",UK,,,,,R,,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy ,,
3290,1,8,2018,Autumn,1,8,2018,Autumn,"This has been really useful and has been good for the cows as well. In addition, early last year we secured 100 tonnes of organic fodder beet, which we have incorporated into the diet, helping stretch forage supplies.","""Dairy farmers across the UK hoping for early turnout"" Farmers guardian, 01 August 2018, Pg 3/5, Available at: (https:/lwww.fginsight.comfdnomf/sponsored---dnomf-2018-articles/plan-ahead-for-ear1y-tumout-78715)",UK,,,,,R,,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy ,,
3291,1,8,2018,Autumn,1,8,2018,Autumn,"As part of forward-planning, vaccinations will be given before turnout.","""Dairy farmers across the UK hoping for early turnout"" Farmers guardian, 01 August 2018, Pg 3/5, Available at: (https:/lwww.fginsight.comfdnomf/sponsored---dnomf-2018-articles/plan-ahead-for-ear1y-tumout-78715)",UK,,,,,R,,Agriculture,Livestock,Dairy ,,
3292,3,8,2018,Autumn,3,8,2018,Autumn,"Farmers have been working round the clock to minimise this, with teams working overnight so that any water used does not evaporate in the hot sun. There is still some growing season to go, so it is impossible to accurately predict how far down they will be.","GB 2018 potato plantings third lowest on record Farmer guardian, 03 August 2018, Pg 1/3, Available at: (https://www.fginsight.com/news/news/gb-2018-potato-plantings-third-lowest-on-record-67072)",UK,,,,,R,,Agriculture,Arable,Potato,,
3293,13,8,2018,Autumn,13,8,2018,Autumn,The challenges for the industry are growing daily at the moment and Forage Aid are heavily involved in trying to ensure forage and straw are available through our work with the NFU on the fodder bank scheme and we are also fund raising and on the lookout for donations that we could call on if required.,"""Former NFU president joins Forage Aid as charity helps farmers battle shortages"" Farmer guardian, 13 August 2018, Pg 2/3, Available at : ( https://www.fginsight.com/news/newslformer-nfu-president-joins-forage-aid-as-<:harity-helps-farmers-battle-shortages-67443)",UK,,,,,R,,Agriculture,Livestock,,,
3294,13,8,2018,Autumn,13,8,2018,Autumn,The challenges for the industry are growing daily at the moment and Forage Aid are heavily involved in trying to ensure forage and straw are available through our work with the NFU on the fodder bank scheme and we are also fund raising and on the lookout for donations that we could call on if required.,"""Former NFU president joins Forage Aid as charity helps farmers battle shortages"" Farmers guadian, 13 August 2018, Pg 2/3, Available at : (https://www.fginsight.com/news/newslformer-nfu-president-joins-forage-aid-as-<:harity-helps-farmers-battle-shortages-67443)",UK,,,,,R,,Agriculture,Livestock,,,
3295,28,8,2018,Autumn,28,8,2018,Autumn,Welsh farmers are being urged to consider establishing a ryegrassbased catch crop immediately after this season's maize harvest to help bridge forage gaps following the summer drought.,"""Drilling after maize harvest an option to ease forage shortages"" Farmer guardian, 28 August 2018, Pg. 1/3, Available at: (https://www.fginsight.com/news/news/drilling-after-maize-harvest-an-<>ption-to-ease-forage-shortages-68628)",Wales,UKL,,,,R,,Agriculture,Arable,Maize,,
3296,28,8,2018,Autumn,28,8,2018,Autumn,"In areas where forage supplies are less of an issue, Mr Williams adds following maize with a cover crop is still good practice for fertility building, soil conditioning and to suppress weeds.","""Drilling after maize harvest an option to ease forage shortages"" Farmer guardian, 28 August 2018, Pg. 1/3, Available at: (https://www.fginsight.com/news/news/drilling-after-maize-harvest-an-<>ption-to-ease-forage-shortages-68628)",Wales,UKL,,,,R,,Agriculture,Arable,Maize,,
3297,28,8,2018,Autumn,28,8,2018,Autumn,"In a year of challenging weather conditions which have led widespread grass silage shortages, maximising the value of alternatives like maize could become increasingly important.","""Top tips: How livestock farmers can get themost from maize silage"" Farmers guardian, 28 August 2018, Pg 1/5, Available at: (https://www.fginsight.com/news/newsltop-tips-how-livestock-farmers-<:an-get-the-most-from-maize-silage-68488)",UK,,,,,R,,Agriculture,Livestock,,,
3298,28,8,2018,Autumn,28,8,2018,Autumn,"Many clamps are open already to supplement grazing as a result of the dry weather this summer and forage stocks were already under pressure on the
back of last year, so producing good maize silage could pay dividends later in the season.""","""Top tips: How livestock farmers can get themost from maize silage"" Farmers guardian, 28 August 2018, Pg 1/5, Available at: (https://www.fginsight.com/news/newsltop-tips-how-livestock-farmers-<:an-get-the-most-from-maize-silage-6848",UK,,,,,R,,Agriculture,Livestock,,,
3299,28,8,2018,Autumn,28,8,2018,Autumn,"Many clamps are open already to supplement grazing as a result of the dry weather this summer and forage stocks were already under pressure on the
back of last year, so producing good maize silage could pay dividends later in the season.""","""Top tips: How livestock farmers can get themost from maize silage"" Farmers guardian, 28 August 2018, Pg 1/5, Available at: (https://www.fginsight.com/news/newsltop-tips-how-livestock-farmers-<:an-get-the-most-from-maize-silage-6848",UK,,,,,R,,Agriculture,Livestock,,,
3300,31,10,2018,Autumn,31,10,2018,Autumn,"Biostimulants have also been linked to minimising the effects of stress, such as drought and waterlogging, on crop performance. These are often referred to as 'stress busters' and Mr Walgate is looking to exploit them. ""If health is optimised, then plants are better equipped to cope with pest and disease attacks, thereby expressing the full potential of the crop or variety. As we experience extreme weather events on a more regular basis, such as this year's drought, building resilience into our crops can only be beneficial.","""CropTec Show: Getting the most from
biostimulants"" Farmer guardian, 31 October 2018, Pg. 3/4, Available at: (https://www.fginsight.com/news/news/croptec-5howiJelting-the-most-from-biostimulants-73346)",UK,,,,,R,,Agriculture,Arable,,,
3301,31,10,2018,Autumn,31,10,2018,Autumn,"Biostimulants have also been linked to minimising the effects of stress, such as drought and waterlogging, on crop performance. These are often referred to as 'stress busters' and Mr Walgate is looking to exploit them. ""If health is optimised, then plants are better equipped to cope with pest and disease attacks, thereby expressing the full potential of the crop or variety. As we experience extreme weather events on a more regular basis, such as this year's drought, building resilience into our crops can only be beneficial.","""CropTec Show: Getting the most frombiostimulants"" Farmer guardian, 31 October 2018, Pg. 3/4, Available at: (https://www.fginsight.com/news/news/croptec-5howiJelting-the-most-from-biostimulants-73346)",UK,,,,,R,,Agriculture,Arable,,,
3302,31,10,2018,Autumn,31,10,2018,Autumn,"Concerning cost, Mr Walgate says: ""I do not see these products as adding cost, but more as a change in cost distribution, switching some of our plant protection investment into biostimulants and micronutrients, building the plant's own defence mechanism.""","""CropTec Show: Getting the most frombiostimulants"" Farmer guardian, 31 October 2018, Pg. 3/4, Available at: (https://www.fginsight.com/news/news/croptec-5howiJelting-the-most-from-biostimulants-73346",UK,,,,,R,,Agriculture,Arable,,,
3303,29,11,2018,Autumn,29,11,2018,Autumn,Natural England (NE) and the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) are facing renewed criticism for leaving farmers who have carried out environmental work thousands of pounds out of pocket.,"""NE and RPA under fire again for leaving farmers thousands of pounds out of pocket"" Farmers guardian, 29 November 2018, Pg 1/4, Available at; (https://www.fginsight.com/news/news/ne-and-rpa-under-fire-again-for-leaving-farmers-thousands-<)f-pounds-<)ut-of-pocket-75335)",UK,,,,,R,,Agriculture,,,,
3304,29,11,2018,Autumn,29,11,2018,Autumn,"Another concern of Mr Smith's centres on the 'twin role' of NE and the RPA,
where the RPA delivers payments but NE continues to offer advice to
applicants. ""If a claimant feels he acted on NE advice and then that got him into hot
water with the RPA, is the claimant entitled to say 'I was acting on advice
from N E?'"" he asked.","""NE and RPA under fire again for leaving farmers thousands of pounds out of pocket"" Farmers guardian, 29 November 2018, Pg 2/4, Available at; (https://www.fginsight.com/news/news/ne-and-rpa-under-fire-again-for-leaving-farmers-thousands-<)f-pounds-<)ut-of-pocket-75335)",UK,,,,,R,,Agriculture,,,,
3305,29,11,2018,Autumn,29,11,2018,Winter,"Another concern of Mr Smith's centres on the 'twin role' of NE and the RPA,
where the RPA delivers payments but NE continues to offer advice to
applicants. ""If a claimant feels he acted on NE advice and then that got him into hot
water with the RPA, is the claimant entitled to say 'I was acting on advice
from N E?'"" he asked.","""NE and RPA under fire again for leaving farmers thousands of pounds out of pocket"" Farmers guardian, 29 November 2018, Pg 2/4, Available at; (https://www.fginsight.com/news/news/ne-and-rpa-under-fire-again-for-leaving-farmers-thousands-<)f-pounds-<)ut-of-pocket-75335)",UK,,,,,R,,Agriculture,,,,
3306,3,12,2018,Winter,3,12,2018,Winter,"The imagery archive now allows growers to look back three years to when the field was last in wheat and see if the same problem occurred before.
They can also view what happened later in that last season of wheat all the way to final yield.""","""CropTec Show: Satellite imagery will aid decision making"" Farmers guardian, 03 December 2018, Pg. 2/3, Available at: (https://www.fginsight.com/news/news/croptec-6how-satellite-imagery-will-aid-decision-making-75611)",UK,,,,,R,,Agriculture,Arable,wheat,,
3307,3,12,2018,Winter,3,12,2018,,"Growers can run variable rate applicat ions using an iPad and SOYL's iSOYL app, which has reduced the cost of getting started with precision farming.","""CropTec Show: Satellite imagery will aid decision making"" Farmers guardian, 03 December 2018, Pg. 2/3, Available at: (https://www.fginsight.com/news/news/croptec-6how-satellite-imagery-will-aid-decision-making-75611)",UK,,,,,R,,Agriculture,Arable,,,