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    Following another wet January month, February has started with some strong drying winds, which has at last allowed some ploughing to take place on lighter soils.

  • Snow needed to build up 2013 harvest

    THE MIXED bag that was this week's weather, did nothing really to progress any last minute wheat sowing or prepare for spring sowing.

  • More of the 'old' with the New Year!

    THIS YEAR started where the old year left us – very wet and sodden fields.

  • The legacy of 2012 will linger long and sorely

    AS 2012 is at a close, we can turn our thoughts to 2013, but not before we tidy up a few facts on last year.

  • Waterlogged ground could cut wheat crop

    This past week has seen less rain and more traditional winter weather with some frost and snow showers.

  • Futures still hitting highs

    THE WEATHER has been relatively kind this past week, again with some showers, frosts but also sunny dry days which has meant that most of the beans left in the Borders have now been cut, but potato lifting is still progressing at a slow pace

  • Potato harvesters struggle to catch up

    IT'S BEEN 'slowly, slowly,' as far as a catch up of potato harvesting goes, as the arrival of November has already produced showers, sunny spells and frost.

  • A harvest to forget

    Figures are still being collated and confirmation of just how bad the 2012 harvest has been is just now becoming more apparent as weigh tickets and smaller cheques than expected arrive in the farm offices around the country.

  • Rain is already depressing next season's prospects

    MORE HEAVY rain – with some places getting 34mm in 24 hours – saw winter sowing grind to a halt once again, though potatoes were being lifted with difficulty on lighter soils.

  • Rain puts paid to a flurry of combine work

    A RUN of 15 dry days in the Borders was brought to an abrupt halt on Monday, when 13mm or ½ inch of rain put paid to further harvest operations.