Harvest under threat as driest spring for a century takes its toll on arable sector
Farmers have been urged to use water wisely as rising temperatures cause concerns over a possible drought
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The north-west of England entered drought status on May 21
Dan farms 650 ewes at the National Trust-owned Parc 51AVÊÓÆµon the Great Orme, a limestone headland which rises up 208 metres (682 feet) on the North Wales coast near Llandudno
The Environment Agency has officially declared drought despite wetter weather conditions this week
Helen is a fifth-generation farmer who farms with her family at Grey Leys 51AVÊÓÆµin the Vale of York. The farm comprises 162ha (400 acres) of grass, maize and wholecrop for their 240 pedigree Jersey cows plus followers
James and family farm Dairy Shorthorns east of Kendal, Cumbria. The fifth generation to farm at Strickley, James is also vice-chair of the Nature Friendly Farming Network
Helen Fisher, an arable farmer based on a family farm in Atherstone, Warwickshire, writes about the unpredictability of the weather and its impact on farming