Wheat drilling looks set to move to record levels

Winter wheat drilling this autumn could touch record levels as dry weather creates near perfect conditions with feed wheat varieties gaining ground. The wheat area is set to bounce back to about 2m ha after 2012’s disastrously wet autumn and could hit a new high if the weather allows. “Conditions could not have been better and we are likely to be back to more normal levels of autumn plantings for cereals,” said David Leaper, arable technical manager at co-operative Openfield.