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It\u2019s been a long hard summer in the fields and on the farms of the UK. The headaches caused to householders by rising fuel and energy prices are shared by farmers, and on an eye-watering scale.<\/p>\n
But on the land, it\u2019s been the heatwave<\/a>, the serious lack of rain and the official drought-zones across England and Wales that have really tested farmers and resulted in much more than misshapen fruit and wonky veg on supermarket shelves. The record-breaking temperatures caused disaster for some unfortunate growers, as rural wildfires wiped out wheat and barley fields just as they were about to be harvested. It\u2019s a double-dose of bad news when this happens: this year\u2019s crop goes up in flames and the scorched earth left behind is in no state for planting winter wheat for harvesting the year after.<\/p>\n @AdamHenson<\/a> is with @NityaGRajan<\/a> and @GMB<\/a> this morning – broadcasting from @CotswoldFarmPrk<\/a> talking about the impacts of the drought pic.twitter.com\/ullglaY5d2<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Cotswold Farm Park (@CotswoldFarmPrk) August 12, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>