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Find out how extreme weather conditions from drought to flooding affect farmers across the UK and globally. Whether it’s due to climate change or seasonal weather, get advice on how to plan for the effect on your farm business, how to check insurance, and to get help during forage shortages.

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WEATHER

Dry April leaves crops reliant on May rain

Arable farmers across England say a very dry April has left crops reliant on May rainfall, warning the coming weeks will be crucial for yields and already tight margins. Soil…

SOILS

How project is helping French growers adapt to climate change

Like arable farmers in the UK, growers in central France are counting the high cost of climate change with reduced yields and the greater risk of crop failures. For members…

ENVIRONMENT

Somerset farmers braced for prolonged flood fallout

Farmers on the Somerset Levels say the impact of one of the wettest winters in decades will be felt long into spring, as floodwater continues to blanket land and financial…

WEATHER

Rothamsted warns of climate change threat to wheat yields

Short, intense periods of heat and drought during wheat flowering could become one of the biggest threats to global wheat production in the coming decades, according to a new study…

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