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Dry weather and a lot of sunshine has been the recipe for an early and successful harvest across much of Scotland this season.

The Government has today issued further guidance to support farmers dealing with the continued dry weather.

With harvest at or nearing completion, many will be itching to get cover and forage crops drilled, but with very little moisture in the soil, is it the right decision?

Growers continue to make good progress with harvest in the hot, dry weather across most cereal-growing regions.

Growing your own seed could save money and make drilling dates more flexible, but some pre-planning is required at harvest.

With hot temperatures expected into next week and tinderbox conditions, growers are being advised to stay vigilant to avoid combine fires.

Lack of rain and early crop senescence has meant that potassium offtake from straw could be significantly higher than usual this harvest.

High input costs and poor selling prices are squeezing incomes at horticultural businesses across the UK. Cedric Porter reports from Fruit Focus in Kent.

With temperatures yesterday reaching record highs, some growers were faced with the unusual challenge of OSR being too dry. 

Harvest has started in parts of the UK as warm weather continues