Summary
A s the dismal non-event of a Westcountry summer drags towards its miserable conclusion, farmers in the region are left reflecting on the consequences of the wettest harvesting conditions for several years.
It has been the second sodden summer in succession, and the wettest August for nearly a century - with much more than the average rainfall for the whole month falling within the first fortnight, putting the main grain harvest back by weeks. The South West has been the hardest hit region of England, though the floods in Northern Ireland and West Wales have proved far more disastrous to their agriculture.See the full content of this document
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Dry Days Essential for Main Wheat Harvest
Harvesting has been sporadic throughout the Westcountry. In general terms, predictably, the East and South of the region have seen far ...
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