Harvest Hold-Up

Wet harvest for farmers in the north of Scotland and the Isles

Challenging conditions for farmers combining in Caithness and the isles <i>(Image: G C Robinson)</i>
Challenging conditions for farmers combining in Caithness and the isles (Image: G C Robinson)
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South of Inverness Britain's harvest is all but finished up, but in Caithness, Orkney and Shetland, farmers are battling with wet weather to get the 2026 crop in the shed.

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