Slovak farmers embark on their earliest barley and pea harvests yet
Published on: Tuesday 16 June 2026
By Radovan Stoklasa VELKY GROB, Slovakia, June 17 (Reuters) - Farmers in southern Slovakia have started their earliest harvest yet of barley and pea crops as drought has accelerated ripening while cutting yields. The Slovak Agriculture and Food Chamber said the start of the harvest of winter barley, which began last week in the southwestern regions in the Danube lowlands, was about a