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The article offers information on the financial performance of the agricultural industry in Great Britain in 2016. Topics discussed here include winter barley and oilseed rape yields, production of wheat and spring crops, and review of yield maps which revealed decline in the average yields. Also being discussed is the yield variation in different parts of the nation.

The article presents news brief related to farming from Scotland. Easter Kilwhiss Farm grows cereals, vegetables and brassicas alongside a 300-head suckler herd. Q Fife is one of Scotland's foremost farming counties that produce about 15% of the Scottish wheat crop and about 5% of its oilseed rape and barley.

The article offers information related to farms on heavy land at Ewerby Thorpe Farm, near Sleaford, Lincolnshire, which produces wheat, oilseed rape and winter beans. Topics discussed include negative impact of low rainfall during the harvesting season, providing training on agricultural practical skills, and cost of agriculture.