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Morning because the sun this morning because the sun is finally shining were off to harvest some oilseed rape. after a july dominated by rain, shes making the most of a break in the weather to harvest crops that ideally should no longer be in the ground. eleanor is working with her youngersister, lucy, to bring in the rapeseed. eleanor is working with her youngersister, lucy, to bring in the rapeseed. such is the pressure to finish the job before the rain starts again that theyve been working la...

Elsewhere for thunder and lightning. i spent the day here wandering around worthing speaking to locals and tourists and business people —— and business people and they are asking if this weather pattern will become the norm. and if they are, they have to adapt their lives and their livelihoods to cope. sarah, many thanks. the wet conditions are causing a big problem forfarmers, who are concerned about their crops and about the harvests to come — as our environment correspondent jonah fishe...

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The show opens at eight oclock this morning. the forecast, it is looking pretty good now, but we are expecting rain this morning, possibly it will clear up and be just windy this afternoon, but as we know, all that experience for the last month or so, rain has been something of a constant feature of july, with more than 70% more rain across the uk on average than we would normally expect. rain for farmers, particularly at a time when not to many farmers are thinking about harvesting, that is not...

Across the country — food starting to spoil and rot in soggy, windswept fields. what would you say to people who say, farmers are always complaining? one month, they complain its too dry, the next month, they complain its too wet. i would say theyre right. the reality is that what were seeing, or it feels like were seeing, is a climate now that is showing extremes, ratherthan a more seasonal pattern that we became used to, and thats concerning. after all the rain injuly, august has started in ...

Has started in a very similar way, and thats left farmers looking rather nervously up at the skies, hoping for a break of several days in the weather, when the ground and the crops can dry and a harvest take place. the forecast doesnt look great at the moment, and i see it come out today, the crops around us are deteriorating very fast. it could be quite a write—off, really. the car parks at the show closed at lunchtime for health and safety reasons. with no harvest to help with, the tractors ...

To think about that. but basically, you know, it could be a write—off, really. and a massive loss to the farming community. that bad? yes. you know, ive known it before when crops have had to be ploughed in because they are unharvestable. the forecast doesnt look great at the moment. and i see that the crops around us are deteriorating very fast. global warming is already making our weather hotter and wetter. what farmers can reliably grow is changing, too. jonah fisher, bbc news, in north dev...

July was one of the wettest on record. today, thereve been yellow weather warnings in some areas for storms, heavy rain and winds. and theres been flooding, disruption to travel and to holiday plans, like here in worthing, in west sussex. the wet conditions are also causing a problem forfarmers, who are concerned about their crops and about the harvests to come, as our environment correspondent jonah fisher has been finding out. all right, guys, just watch your footing. its a little bit slippery...

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