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Cambridgeshire farmer, Jamie Stokes manages his family's 1,000 hectare arable farm for his 96 year old grandfather. Years of succession planning had set a route for a fairly painless transition down two generations in one step. However, now if his grandfather survives until April 2026, at least 200 hectares of the farm must be sold to pay the tax bill, he says. And having just adjusted the business to survive the loss of subsidies, the maths on losing a fifth of the farm's land poses another major challenge.

Average yields were down across all crops reviewed in AHDB’s harvest survey, with spring crops performing much better than winter crops, as the final harvest results come in.

A service was held at St Giles Cathedral to celebrate harvest

Íæż½ã½ã Rob and Dave Nicholson are set to appear on the show which will be live on Channel 5 this week

The episode will air at 6pm this Sunday on BBC One

"The biggest compliment I can give to all farmers is they have survived another harvest despite all the pressure and weight which was placed on them"

Experts say mounting fuel and drying costs will impact margins for 2023

Frustration has been the main theme of harvest so far in 2023, with the wet weather causing challenges for farmers up and down the country

Rainfall has halted progress in harvesting German wheat and oilseed rape

With harvest progress falling behind and increased reports of lodged crops, growers continue to face challenging conditions.