THE UK has recorded the wettest April since 1910 – the average national monthly rainfall of 122mm, or 5 inches, compares with an average of 70mm or 3 inches.
BY WAY of a change this week I'm taking a look at global trends in GM technology as a result of HGCA's recent reporting on the increasing use of GM crops globally.
Rain continues to fall but some areas are getting more than others and the outcome is that potato planting is still being held up and it looks like it will be into May before some serious planting gets underway.
SOME RECORD temperatures, drought in England and with even some parts of Scotland feeling the drouth – it all means the spring work is now well caught up with.
FOR SOME it might not feel like it, but in my part of the Borders this year we have had less than 2 inches of rain, compared to 5½ inches last year at this time.
THIS PAST week has produced some severe storms and the first fall of snow in the Borders where we had three inches overnight – it melted within 24 hours but was a reminder of what last winter was all about.
IT'S BEEN a struggle for many because of the weather, but potato lifting is now complete in most areas – 97% has now lifted in the UK, compared to 90% at this time last year.
