Good Relationships Key As Harvest Picture Unknown

Horse owners are urged to build relationships with suppliers and be prepared, after a challenging harvest

- Lucy Elder

Horse owners have been reminded of the importance of preparation and forging good relationships with suppliers as the full outcome of 2020’s challenging harvest remains to be seen.

The harvest is not yet finished, but this has been a difficult year for many farmers, and parts of the UK have been badly hit by the weather.

Farmers have spoken of the impact on their own yields – one East Midlands farmer said he had bailed “no more than 20%” of his usual straw – while others have told H&H they are still going and would warn against hypothesising on prices before the nation’s harvest is in.

The National Farmers Union (NFU) is encouraging every arable farmer to complete its harvest survey to get an accurate early indication of what the harvest has looked like.