Harvest update: Farmers kick off early harvest 2025
2nd July 2025
UK farmers are firing up their combines earlier than usual, making a start on harvest 2025. Farmers Guide will be tracking harvest progress throughout the summer, with regular updates from farms across the country.
Harry Fountaine of Folkingham Farms in Lincolnshire grows wheat, winter barley, spring barley, spring oats, winter beans and vining peas.
He is now harvesting Belfry hybrid winter barley for feed.
Mr Fountaine said: “We have grown 180ha this year, which is less than usual. We started harvesting on Sunday, which is 10 to 14 days before normal.
“Barley is averaging 9.2t/ha, which is slightly above average with a bushel weight of 70.
“The crop was drilled on 2nd October 2024. 2025 is a very low disease pressure year, and generally pre-em herbicides have worked very well.”
First ever June start to harvest at Folkingham. pic.twitter.com/zRxLLPaveW
— George Atkinson (@Georgethefarmer) June 29, 2025
Father and son from Suffolk, Chris and Harry Suckling, have been harvesting Flagon winter barley this week. The yield was a respectable 7.5t/ha.
The farmers from Woodlands Farm at Holbrook will now be moving straight on to their potato harvest.
AHDB confirmed that its first harvest report of this year will be published on Friday, 11th July. It is going to be the earliest first report on harvest progress for more than 15 years.
#harvest25 has begun…in June! 👀
— LGSeedsUK (@LGSeedsUK) July 1, 2025
A lovely block of LG Caravelle, winter barley coming in with an impressive yield for Suffolk Farmer, Ryan McCormack! 👏 pic.twitter.com/SrUKMdyuKO
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