After improving weather conditions, East English farmers had cautious optimism about this year's crops.

The rainy season, combined with warm temperatures after the dry start of the growing season this year, brought relief and dispelled the early fears of the recurrence of long dry days last year until June and July, which subjected the crops to severe stress.

Over the past few months, East English wheat and barley have been quite suitable for a good year, while some other parts of the country have experienced severe storms.

Lawrence Morden of Walnes Seeds in Earl Soham, participating in the BASF Wheat Test Program at Moyness Hall, Stonham Aspal, near Stowmarket, said it could be a really good year with rain coming just when it needs to.

James Forrest of Moyness Hall, Stonham Aspal, who cultivates wheat, winter barley, spring beans, oilseed rape, sugar beets, corn and herbs on 1600 hectares, said that these are good conditions for crops and added: “I think the most important thing is that the last three weeks we have had some wonderful rainfall.

If we have high temperatures over the next week, I hope that crops can successfully resist them. ”