Farmers' Weather - "Temperatures are climbing into the mid-30s and the sweltering heat has returned"

Farmers' Weather this week by Dr Simon Keeling

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Farmers' Weather - "Temperatures are climbing into the mid-30s and the sweltering heat has returned"

As I write, temperatures are climbing into the mid-30s and the sweltering heat of a few weeks ago has returned. Fields and trees are looking in desperate need of a drink. In some areas, harvest has...

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