Harvest 2024 has arrived and after suffering pests, persistent storms and setbacks, three farmers share their experience with Íæż½ã½ã.
There can be no doubt that the 2023/2024 season has been one of the most challenging for UK farmers.
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However, for some more than three weeks favourable weather has gone some way to calming the fears many felt following the wet spring - the sixth wettest on record - and the rise in pests such as Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle and diseases including Black Grass and Septoria.
Listen to farmers Phil Rowbottam, Steve Lear and Alan Steven as they share their thoughts on this year's harvest.