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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.

Dry weather advice

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WEATHER

Harvest fire risk advice issued as fields stand tinder dry

Hot dry conditions across the UK have increased the risk of harvest fires, with fire services and farming groups warning farmers to take caution. Combines and standing crops have already…

WEATHER

Wildfires in Scotland raise concerns over future land policy

Major wildfires across parts of the Cairngorms have decimated large swathes of land in recent weeks, prompting calls for the Scottish government to allow controlled burning to continue. Firefighters have…

WEATHER

Farmers lost £1bn to extreme weather in 2024, Defra says

UK farmers faced a loss of more than £1bn in arable crop income in 2024, primarily due to severe weather including an exceptionally wet winter, according to new government data.…

ARABLE

Crop conditions slide after dry spring

Crops across the UK are under mounting pressure following one of the driest springs in more than a century, with declining condition ratings raising concerns over yield potential, according to…

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