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A quick look at what’s been happe

At the time of writing the planting season for the 2023 export has all been done, with the seed planting almost complete too. Despite some wet weather in the first 2 weeks of January we had a very good run of dry weather, and very good soil conditions to plant the seed tubers. We have been able to maximise crop rotation with our reduced land requirements, and this all helps towards our farming best practise and sustainability goals. Export sales started in late February with the first of the indoor crops hitting wholesale markets around London, and retail sales are now up and running as we start April and head towards Easter trade.

The highlight on the farm in recent weeks have been the field drone trials. These are commercial style drones that are already heavily used in countries such as