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Farm views & weather

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🇬🇧 Farmers are facing the "worst of both worlds", with limited silage supplies after last year's drought & relentless rain now forcing herds back into barns, the @FT says.

The danger is both will lead to more imported foreign meat warns @SavageSusannah

https://t.co/MB3C8hWOoW

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We’re already seeing it in the field, tougher disease pressure, more pests, wobblier yields.

The question isn’t whether things change, but how quickly we adapt. 🌾

https://t.co/QnPHiOv5TL @FarmersWeekly

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Farmers are at the forefront of a changing climate, and the public knows that.

A new survey from @Moreincommon_ & @ClimateOutreach found that 59 per cent of Brits believe farmers are more likely to suffer from climate impacts than other groups.

https://t.co/45O2OCpaR8

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Cheap veg may be a boon for consumers.

But at 5p a bag, even for 2kg of 🥔, it's 🇬🇧 farmers who pay the price. They are the real casualties of this latest supermarket price war.

https://t.co/2cjmlsx4gU

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Working with scientists at @uniofwarwick, Lincolnshire farmer @wheat_daddy has been pioneering the first British-bred baked beans. 🫘

Andrew Ward told @TimesRadio the UK consumes two million tins of baked beans a day.

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'What we need is a food production plan' 🌾🚜

The government needs to commit to making the UK food secure, says @SaveBritishFood's @LizWebsterSBF. The organisation gave a set of proposals that would just that to the previous farming minister.

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' Prices In the short term will be a bit more stable' 🛒

Kent grower and wholesaler David Catt says good yields on potatoes and apples, and an improved cauliflower and broccoli harvest, mean fruit and veg prices will come down.

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⚠️ Thousands of farm environmental projects at risk. Nearly 6,000 Countryside Stewardship agreements end this year with no clear replacement, the NFU warns

https://t.co/ojZ26Fhcay

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"Access to food is frequently taken for granted in the world’s wealthiest nations.

But increased food insecurity is one of the dangerous effects of the climate crisis."

https://t.co/vFpGuUfX6m

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Farmers warn 2025 could be worst ever harvest - after one of the sunniest and warmest summers on record.

https://t.co/NeIvEaZHDd

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Farmers in England are increasingly unclear about what the government's vision is for farming

(see orange line falling and green line rising)
https://t.co/8zgXGO5ShA

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Lavender fields in the UK are blooming earlier, as the changing climate is affecting growth cycles.🌱

Hot spring conditions this year have accelerated the flowering, @AlexisGreenTV reports for @BBCNews.

https://t.co/mWZ962wk99

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Cheap imported chicken and beef is on the rise on UK supermarket shelves, according to the @NFUtweets.

Morrison's – a key sponsor of @JeremyClarkson 'Clarkson's Farm' – introduction of Polish chicken and Australian steak has come under fire.

https://t.co/HNWzUbLnwA

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Do British supermarkets still back British farmers?🧑‍🌾👩‍🌾

Asda's decision to stock Uruguayan beef steaks has sparked debate about British sourcing pledges amid new trade deals.

https://t.co/n1UK4FsAG9

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🌧️🌾 Every decision on the farm shapes more than just food - it shapes rivers, rain, and resilience too.

https://t.co/piTL07wtgJ @dartmoornpa

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This year’s arable harvest is "on a knife edge", says @LinesMartin.

A record dry & hot spring has left harvest crops stressed and affecting yield potential.

https://t.co/3VGqR4asII

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British crops are under mounting pressure after driest spring in over a century.🌾

Key cereal crops have seen a sharp deterioration in their health – with condition ratings falling over 20% for wheat and barley, says @TheAHDB.

@FarmersWeekly

https://t.co/2XvXJ1Joi4

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"Farmers are the new miners," says @JeremyClarkson in @thetimes this weekend.

https://t.co/WJ5snx0jZD