Fields of Gold

You'll remember me when the west wind moves
Among the fields of barley
You can tell the sun in his jealous sky
When we walked in fields of gold



Driving through the country-side the current vision of bright yellow fields stretching into the undulating distance are Rapeseed rather then Barley. However, this probably wouldn't have enhanced the lyrics of the original song!



Mainly grown for the production of animal feed and vegetable oil for human consumption. Rapeseed oil is also used in the manufacture of bio-diesel for motor vehicles.



The majority of European cars and trucks now run on diesel fuel and an estimated 66% of total rapeseed oil supply in the European Union is expected to be used for bio-diesel production in 2011.