<P> Arable farming is the production of crops . Crop growth is affected by light, soil, nutrients, water, air, and climate . Crops commonly grown in the United Kingdom include cereals, chiefly wheat, oats and barley; root vegetables, chiefly potatoes and sugar beet; pulse crops such as beans or peas; forage crops such as cabbages, vetches, rape and kale; fruit, particularly apples and pears; and hay for animal feed . From 1992 until 2004, or 2006 for organic farms, there were subsidies for not growing any crops at all . This was called set - aside and resulted from EEC farming policies . From 2007 onwards, set aside subsidies in the UK were withdrawn . </P> <P> Seeds may be sown in spring, summer or autumn . Spring - sown crops are vulnerable to drought in May or June . Autumn sowing is usually restricted to frost - hardy types of bean, vetch, or cereal such as winter wheat . Traditional sowing techniques include broadcasting, dibbling, drilling, and ploughing in . Drilling is normally the most economical technique where conditions are dry enough . </P> <P> Climate change will have positive impacts on crop production . The combined effects of higher CO2 concentration, warmer spring / summer temperatures and lengthened growing season will all be beneficial to crop production . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Year </Td> <Th> 2000 </Th> <Th> 2001 </Th> <Th> 2002 </Th> <Th> 2003 </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> 2005 </Th> <Th> 2006 </Th> <Th> 2007 </Th> <Th> 2008 </Th> <Th> 2009 </Th> <Th> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> tonnes (millions) </Th> <Td> 23.988 </Td> <Td> 18.959 </Td> <Td> 22.965 </Td> <Td> 21.511 </Td> <Td> 22.005 </Td> <Td> 21.012 </Td> <Td> 20.816 </Td> <Td> 19.130 </Td> <Td> 24.283 </Td> <Td> 21.168 </Td> <Td> 20.946 </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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