Farmers in the UK are struggling with wet conditions and Andrew Mahon, an Irish farm manager in the heart of England, is on the latest Tillage Edge podcast to chat about the farm he manages and the wider experience of farmers across the UK.  

Andy says they missed the very heavy rains and he managed to plant almost all the crops on time.  However, about 40 hectares of the planted crops are not in a great condition.  

Andy also talks about the threat of blackgrass on the farm. Where crops were thin last year blackgrass took over and trimmed about 2 t/ha of the yield.  

Consequently, the herbicide load to keep blackgrass at bay is heavy and this comes with a high cost of £100-£140/ha (€115-172/ha).     

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