Anthony Hopkins

Dodgy mix of gardening, beekeeping, farming & cricket. Galanthophile. Director of Cereals and Oilseeds AHDB. (Re)tweet doesn't mean I agree with it.

[Anthony Hopkins @ajh132]

And so the Winter feeding begins... On the 15th of August... 🤯 #drought

[AHDB @TheAHDB]

How is the prolonged extreme hot and dry weather affecting yields this harvest? 🌡️

AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds Sector Director Anthony Hopkins discusses the latest findings from the second harvest report.

Watch the update and visit https://t.co/k3PmPkGhO2 to read the full report.

[Anthony Hopkins @ajh132]

The first AHDB Harvest Progress Report is out, and the detail within it points to much more than headline average yeilds.
#harvest2026
https://t.co/WXBlnG6wlV

[Anthony Hopkins @ajh132]

I've been sat at a desk all day, but a belated #Farm24 Tweet as I check the sheep at dusk. Hard not to when a barn owl puts on a show.

[Anthony Hopkins @ajh132]

@cjd55yorkie That's a nice memory to have. A Major and Acrobat look more in proportion. I'm with you on the tune - had a bit of the tinkling this year! People take the mick out of the Acrobat, but it works well on a lighter crop, in a good year, and it's gentle on the softer grasses.

[Anthony Hopkins @ajh132]

Nice way to spend the hottest days of the year.... 🥵 Naturally kiln dried hay from five little fields! But it's now all in, and rather better than last year!

[Anthony Hopkins @ajh132]

@Tom_Clarke 🤣 Something like that... With moments of panic as storms approached, but largely skirted by!

[Tom Clarke 🇺🇦 🌻 @Tom_Clarke]

Doubt many people were up at 6.30am this Sunday listening to Radio 4

If you had been, you'd have heard me prattling (voice cracking) about a real struggle between head and heart, ledgers and legacy...

Thanks to @charlottebsmith
👂here

https://t.co/s5U6QEyM46

[Anthony Hopkins @ajh132]

I wouldn't normal repost something like this, but Gavin is a friend. All of a sudden an awful but distant story in the papers is something that shakes the lives of someone we know. Thinking of you all.

[Dr. Gavin E L Hall @GavinELHall]

#KatieFox was my sister-in-law. Sunday would've been her 35th birthday before she lost her life after being murdered waiting for a bus home.

Katie battled her whole life, from birth to death, see the image below from the Birmingham News and Mail from 1992. She was autistic and in supported living. I pray her suffering was negligible.

Various 'big name' social media types have been trying to make hay out of her death to fulfil their own agendas. Please be assured that there is no fundraising, crypto, or other form of donation that is endorsed by the family, or to the benefit of any charitable organisation.

There are no words I have to describe this unsolicited act of violence, and rest my faith in the British public to reject, when the time comes, the inevitable pleas of temporary insanity. Hold #DjeisonRafael accountable for his choices, his actions, his violence.

#JusticeForKatie

@BBCNews @Telegraph @guardian @DailyMail @bbcwm @birmingham_live @MetroUK @ShabanaMahmood @jessphillips @UKLabour @Conservatives @reformparty_uk @LibDems

News article: https://t.co/TrPTewUREv

[Anthony Hopkins @ajh132]

It's that one night a year when I'm up late polishing veg for the village gardening show. These are the excellent varieties of Kestrel and Nadine, both bred by the legendary potato breeder Jack Dunnett. Doing OK despite the drought and heat.

[Anthony Hopkins @ajh132]

@mhssly 🤣 let's hope it keeps spouting then!

[Anthony Hopkins @ajh132]

Does anyone know what this strange stuff falling from the sky is? It's so long since I've seen it, I can't remember.

Only a bit so far, more 🙏#Rain #Drought

[Anthony Hopkins @ajh132]

@Littleashgarden Will keep my fingers crossed for you. We've only had one 15 minute shower, and desperately need more as well.

[Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder]

Whenever I hear people questioning the existence of those with Down Syndrome, I always remember these words from Sally Phillips. (Well worth the watch. ❤️)

[Anthony Hopkins @ajh132]

I guess it's something for the winter, but what a pathetic crop of hay! We've had so little rain that it's over 50% down on recent averages.

[Wharf House Gardener @wharfhousegrdnr]

We’re opening our garden for charity next weekend (21st & 22nd June) as part of the National Garden Scheme, which raises money for nursing and end-of-life charities. Tea & cake. Children free. Dogs welcome! All details here:

https://t.co/CMTcXi5QNT


[Anthony Hopkins @ajh132]

@KapilaSandy Very sorry to read this Sandy, it was always good to work with you, and farmers and their representatives appreciated how willing you were to engage and just deal with issues that came up. Very best wishes for that next chapter and thank you.

[British Society of Plant Breeders (BSPB) @_seedinnovation]

The World Seed Congress is all about improving policy and the global exchange of seeds, knowledge, technology. It's fitting that a UK - EU deal has the prospect to make that easier for the UK, but there's much still to be done to ensure we breeders, growers, and the economy benefit. #worldseeds2025 #Brexit

[British Society of Plant Breeders (BSPB) @_seedinnovation]

There's a lot to digest, and so many complexities still to be decided, but plant breeders will welcome the commitment (Section 25) to work towards the movement of plants and plant products without the certificates and controls that have caused frustration and cost to plant breeders, growers, and supply chains. https://t.co/MChdfoINZQ #Brexit #sps

[Anthony Hopkins @ajh132]

It's rare that I'm not the only one who's a bit cuckoo in a field.... several around today.