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UK’s earliest cereal harvest in 20 years amid drought

8/17/2026

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Heatwaves and drought have produced the earliest UK cereal harvest in 20 years, the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board says.
British farmers are testing new drought-tolerant systems, including changing the crops they grow.
The Guardian is inviting workers, gardeners, groundskeepers and florists to submit anonymous accounts of the heat’s impact through an encrypted form.
The Guardian says it will delete data once it is no longer needed for the feature.

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Heatwaves and drought have produced the earliest UK cereal harvest in 20 years, the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board says.
British farmers are testing new drought-tolerant systems, including changing the crops they grow.
The Guardian is inviting workers, gardeners, groundskeepers and florists to submit anonymous accounts of the heat’s impact through an encrypted form.
The Guardian says it will delete data once it is no longer needed for the feature.