Harvest 2021: Grower success with sclerotinia-tolerant OSR >More in
© MAG/David Jones
Somerset grower Andy Fussell started his oilseed rape harvest on 19 July, cutting the sclerotinia-tolerant variety PT303, which hit 4.8t/ha on the combine yield meter.
The variety was harvested alongside a block of the variety Dazzler which averaged 3.3t/ha and due to the disease-tolerant variety’s significantly higher yield, Mr Fussell is increasing the area grown next season.
Crop quality was good, with moisture coming in at 8%. Combining began early in the morning at about 8:45am, but as temperatures increased throughout the day, Mr Fussell was forced to stop as moisture levels would have suffered in the heat, so he re-started cutting later in the evening.
Anniversary feature: A shaky start for a fighter pilot s Malta stint
timesofmalta.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from timesofmalta.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Drugs, threats, injured livestock and rubbish - a desperate farmer tells of river swimming nightmare
somersetlive.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from somersetlive.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.