Soil and crops

Crop updates: August 2026

For most, apart from the northern Isles, July gave a good fortnight’s window of fine weather to hit into harvest, with rapid progress made through barley and into oats and oilseed rape. It’s early days yet to draw firm conclusions on how the crops are yielding, but in general reports are positive. Quite how the dry summer has impacted yields and quality will become more evident as the wheats come off. Pressure is already being felt in the livestock sector, particularly to the east, where lack of grass has already necessitated supplementary feeding of conserved forages.…

SRUC
13/08/2026

Crop updates: July 2026

With winter barley harvest underway, and the hot dry days bringing other crops towards harvest, check each crops evenness, weed burden and market contracts before applying any pre-harvest glyphosate. While waiting for the crops to ripen and the weather window to appear, thoughts should turn to varieties of WOSR, winter barley and winter wheat for 2027 harvest, contact your seed suppliers early to avoid delays in delivery.…

SRUC
22/07/2026

Crop updates: late June 2026

Our regular round up of the issues affecting crops around Scotland, summarises how crops are developing and what weather and other issues are affecting them. The update provides information on the…

SRUC
29/06/2026

Crop updates: June 2026

Our regular round up of the issues affecting crops around Scotland, summarises how crops are developing and what weather and other issues are affecting them. The update provides information on the progress with key field work activities as well as news on the pest, weed and disease problems being noted in crops. The health issues being seen in crops are a key part of the topical update and lets growers and agronomists adjust management practices appropriately.…

SRUC
11/06/2026

Crop updates: late May 2026

Our regular round up of the issues affecting crops around Scotland, summarises how crops are developing and what weather and other issues are affecting them.…

SRUC
02/06/2026

Crop updates: May 2026

A fair degree of positivity reported from around the regions. Growers in those areas previously held up by rains through early April have completed drilling and the earlier drilled spring cereals appear to have left the starting gates running and commenced tillering achieving good ground cover for the time of year.…

SRUC
13/05/2026

Crop updates: late April 2026

Our regular round up of the issues affecting crops around Scotland, summarises how crops are developing and what weather and other issues are affecting them. The update provides information on the progress with key field work activities as well as news on the pest, weed and disease problems being noted in crops. The health issues being seen in crops are a key part of the topical update and lets growers and agronomists adjust management practices appropriately.…

SRUC
29/04/2026

Crop updates: April 2026

Our regular round up of the issues affecting crops around Scotland, summarises how crops are developing and what weather and other issues are affecting them. The update provides information on the progress with key field work activities as well as news on the pest, weed and disease problems being noted in crops. The health issues being seen in crops are a key part of the topical update and lets growers and agronomists adjust management practices appropriately.…

SRUC
15/04/2026

Crop updates: 27 March 2026

Our regular round up of the issues affecting crops around Scotland, summarises how crops are developing and what weather and other issues are affecting them. The update provides information on the progress with key field work activities as well as news on the pest, weed and disease problems being noted in crops. The health issues being seen in crops are a key part of the topical update and lets growers and agronomists adjust management practices appropriately.…

SRUC
09/04/2026

Crop updates: March 2026

Our regular round up of the issues affecting crops around Scotland, summarises how crops are developing and what weather and other issues are affecting them. The update provides information on the progress with key field work activities as well as news on the pest, weed and disease problems being noted in crops. The health issues being seen in crops are a key part of the topical update and lets growers and agronomists adjust management practices appropriately.…

SRUC
16/03/2026

Crop updates: February 2026

Our regular round up of the issues affecting crops around Scotland, summarises how crops are developing and what weather and other issues are affecting them. The update provides information on the progress with key field work activities as well as news on the pest, weed and disease problems being noted in crops. The health issues being seen in crops are a key part of the topical update and lets growers and agronomists adjust management practices appropriately.…

SRUC
17/02/2026

Crop updates: January 2026

Our regular round up of the issues affecting crops around Scotland, summarises how crops are developing and what weather and other issues are affecting them. The update provides information on the progress with key field work activities as well as news on the pest, weed and disease problems being noted in crops. The health issues being seen in crops are a key part of the topical update and lets growers and agronomists adjust management practices appropriately.…

SRUC
19/01/2026