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3rd August 2018

The combine harvester is a Claas Tocano which is smaller than the Lexion we used to have.  We are growing less combinable crops at the moment and more forage crops, particularly on the lighter ground where the cereals don't always do so well.

Harvest has been progressing well and we've only had two days of rain to halt things, giving Laurence time to catch up on some of the stack of post and paperwork that accumulates during harvest time.

The oilseed rape is below average yield and the wheat that's been cut so far is just above average yield and the new variety, Zyatt is looking good so far.

All wheat this year will be sold to grain merchants for class 1 milling wheat.

On Tuesday the 32 Beltie yearlings were walked off Blatchford Down, along the track to the barns at Hackhurst, from where we could load them into the livestock trailer.  Two loads were transported up to Steers field and the Brow on Ranmore; from here they will have an amazing view across the Weald towards the South Downs!

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