MERBEIN almond grower Neale Bennett reckons he is ahead of schedule in this year’s harvest.

And he’s not just talking about the two, 21-acre blocks he runs with wife Debbie.

Because, in his spare time, he and a mate are also harvest contractors and still have another 970-plus hectares to get through.

But, season notwithstanding, in the perfect world it will still all be a wrap by Easter.

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