A brand new combine at the farm just one week before the oil seed rape harvest in mid-July

The huge harvester’s cutting head waiting for action on its trailer

Green fuel from the wheat grown on the farm

Good old country manure pulled on a vintage tractor.

It’s late July and the wheat is ripe and almost ready for harvest. Black silage bags stacked up and you can see the huge combine harvester at the farm in the distance for scale

Old barn field planted with wheat, still not cut by early August

Middle barn field all in wheat. Late July in the height of the heat wave

The farm’s crop of oilseed rape has long since been harvested and the ground turned over. Bales of winter wheat straw waiting to be picked up by the loader.

A vacant and abandoned combine harvester as heavy rain showers slow down progress.

The pot holed farm track stretches for nearly three miles across this farm and most has been improved with crushed hard core.

The rain was sorely needed and timely rain certainly helps soil preparation as now most of the crops are off and cultivation begins. August 10th

Huge fields with disappearing horizons give you hundreds of acres to search but still more fields need harvesting and typical August showers hamper hold back the massive harvester.

The rally marshals

On the gate and registration tent: Sarah, Brigitte, Carol, Georgina & Sarah Jnr.

Parking the campers: Alan, Shaun, Mike, Simon, Steve & Dave

Day ticket parking: Frank & Alan Palmer

Floating marshals: Chris, Sarah & Andy

MASSIVE THANK YOU!

Pete would like to say a huge thank you to all the marsals and helpers who helped run the rally.

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