Persistent drizzle has brought Peter Sands' two combines to a standstill, but an earlier dry spell allowed him to saw through 120ha of winter barley. At the start of this week, he planned to start cutting Gerald oats at Ivy Dene, Brewood, Staffordshire, which were grown under contract for Morning Foods. "We were going to start a 50-acre patch on the lighter ground, but it started raining on Monday morning and it is wet today (Tuesday 27 July), too."
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