When the landowner took me to the field to have a look, my first thought was the austrailian rabbit plague when I saw how many there was running for cover, the rape was drilled from where I took the pic to the yellow rape patch in the distance.
I'll eat my head if that is rabbit damage. That field hasn't even been cultivated since at least last year! Rabbits DO NOT do that sort of damage. End of. Plus look at the soil, we haven't had heat this year that would crack it like that. Set aside. For at least 2 years. Besides, if they had decimated that field like that, why is the field next d