Saturday 4th April

A bit of a steady run this week.Whilst the rest of the country enjoyed some relatively high temperatures, here on the east coast we were stuck under cloud and fog. We are now 43% of the way through our drilling programme, and the next two weeks are always a critical time as you get a number of variieties that are all +8 days maturity. The land is really begining to dry in places, and we are already cultivating some land to conserve some moisture for later drillings.This week saw the retirement of Mike L'angellier from Pinguin Foods. He is pictured on the right above, pointing out to James Grant that there are times when you do have to be quiet! Mike has been in the industry a long time, made a lot of friends, given a lot of guidance, and when under pressure kept his cool. He will be missed on a day to day basis, but I' sure that he will be spotted from time to time in a pea field somewhere. All the best Mike, and thank you for your help and input over the years.