Harvest Report: 3 August 2026
Here’s our latest Harvest Report for harvest 2026, with first-hand accounts from arable farmers across the UK.
Harvest 2026 is defined by unusually early cutting and widespread dryness across the UK, with several farmers finishing their entire harvest by late July.
In the Scottish Borders, Michael Scott-Watson started two weeks ahead of average, with winter barley yields lower than expected.
In Northamptonshire, Mark Swinfen reports that oilseed rape and barley performed well, while wheat was average.
In Hertfordshire, Thomas Fisher harvested his last two fields of spring oats on 30 July, with yields below average but a very good spec.Harvest 2026 has begun, starting with winter barley across Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and South East England.
Meanwhile in Shropshire, Ed Udale writes:
“We finished combining on 28 July, the earliest we have ever finished! We found the OSR to be relatively positive, yielding from 3.7 to 4.9 t/ha. The wheats have been very disappointing, some fields on light land doing just over 6 t/ha. Beowulf (our highest-yielding variety last year) has broken down quite a lot to yellow rust this year along with Bamford. Some of our heavy fields were a bit more positive, yielding 9.4 t/ha. Everything looked really well coming out of the spring, but we are down 1 t/ha across everywhere which leaves a big space in the shed!”
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