Winemakers prosper but veg farms wilt in the drought
Winemakers prosper but veg farms wilt in the droughtImage caption, Grapes in this Somerset vineyard are thriving in the sunny dry conditionsByDave HarveyWest of England business and environment correspondentPublished45 minutes agoUntil this year, Phil Collins, a Wiltshire vegetable farmer, had never had an overdraft. Six weeks without rain has scorched his cauliflowers, shrivelled his spuds, and shrunk his bank balance."Six thousand cauliflowers at £1.25 each," he said ruefully. "You do the maths."Veg farmers across the country are warning of a shortage of produce after the driest July for 190 years.
- ▪Winemakers prosper but veg farms wilt in the droughtImage caption, Grapes in this Somerset vineyard are thriving in the sunny dry conditionsByDave HarveyWest of England business and environment correspondentPublished45 minutes agoUntil this
- ▪Six weeks without rain has scorched his cauliflowers, shrivelled his spuds, and shrunk his bank balance."Six thousand cauliflowers at £1.25 each," he said ruefully.
- ▪"You do the maths."Veg farmers across the country are warning of a shortage of produce after the driest July for 190 years.
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Winemakers prosper but veg farms wilt in the droughtImage caption, Grapes in this Somerset vineyard are thriving in the sunny dry conditionsByDave HarveyWest of England business and environment correspondentPublished45 minutes agoUntil this year, Phil Collins, a Wiltshire vegetable farmer, had never had an overdraft. Six weeks without rain has scorched his cauliflowers, shrivelled his spuds, and shrunk his bank balance."Six thousand cauliflowers at £1.25 each," he said ruefully. "You do the maths."Veg farmers across the country are warning of a shortage of produce after the driest July for 190 years.
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