Hereford Times - 14th January 2016 - Page 100
Hereford Times - 14th January 2016 - Page 100
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100 THE HEREFORD TIMES Thursday. January 14. 2016 heretordtimescom FARMING ‘3”? 3" TALK ' Alex Rumsey Farm Business Manager, Openfield WARM. wet weather across the UK is beginning to cause concerns for many gardeners. but the real con- cern should be what impact it could be having on the winter crops. Crops planted after harvest have just been through a November that was a good two degrees C above the long term aver- age and the third warmest since records started in 1910! If you then add the excessive rain you may just start to believe in El Nino and climate change. The latest DEFRA crop data was published recently and showed the UK average wheat yield last harvest at 8.9751 ha. a whopping 35 per cent higher than the harvest yield of 2012. and a new UK record. The uncer— tainty for all of us is what the current mild conditions are really doing to the crops and how will they react if we do suddenly get a cold spell or if temperatures re- main mild this winter? The answer is very uncertain , remember the word ver— nalisation. The need for a winter wheat plant to have a time of cold weather in order to stimulate the plant to produce tillers and seed heads. If. and it‘s a big if. we What impact will our wet, mild winter have on crop harvests? don‘t see a few good frosts and temperatures drop what will yields look like in 2016'? The majority of the UK wheat crop is planted to winter varieties and re- ality is that we are all in a largely unknown situation. with many new varieties in the ground and no crystal ball to predict the weather: Globally the USDA pub- lished a world wheat crop that again got bigger — an- other record breaker at 735M/mt a full 10M/mt more than last year. This. along with a smaller rice and corn crop. has left the global supply of grains more than adequate and even allows for a further in- crease in stocks. This build in stocks should cover any short fall in global crops that may occur next har- vest but the UK remains relatively unique. The UK's domestic consumption re- quirements are relatively high, in fact if we had a smaller crop, brought about by a more normal yield, the UK can swing from export- ing over 2M/mt to needing to export very little. The size and quality of the UK crop has a direct impact on ex—farm prices, but unfor- tunately the UK still only remains about two per cent of the world wheat crop and other global issues, be they political, exchange or weather related, will con- tinue to impact our price in a dramatic way. A New Year always brings with it new challenges. In the grain in- dustry no two days, weeks or years are ever the same — we remain on constant alert in anticipation of something that may move the market prices. Service to charity is honOured with OBE THREE Counties Agricultural Society council member and RHS Malvern Spring Festival committee member Roger Head has been appointed an OBE in this year’s Honours List. He is recognised for his ser- vices to charity and the community. Roger was elected to the Three Counties Agricultural Society Council in November 2005 and also sits on the board of trustees as an observer. He stepped down from full member- ship of the board last year in order to concen— trate on his duties as Lord High Sheriff of Gloucestershire but he still remains in an advi— sory role. Ken Nottage, CEO of Three Counties, said: “We are delighted that l Roger’s charitable works 2 have been recognised and he’s been honoured with an OBE. 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