Harvest 2025 Review
NFU Combinable Crops Board Chair Jamie Burrows and regional crops board colleagues share their thoughts on harvest 2025.
As drilling begins across England and Wales, growers reflect on a year of variability and challenging weather conditions.
For those of us within the crops sector, we and our businesses and livelihoods are at the mercy of nature.
The impact of weather is mostly short-lived for those outside the agricultural sector, but for growers, it has significant effects.
This year saw unprecedented variability, with some growers reporting higher than average tonnages and others near failure for some crops.
Following a wet 2024 harvest, the limited margins within which many growers operate are becoming increasingly apparent.
Author's summary: NFU members review harvest 2025 challenges.