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UK farmers are in crisis as extreme weather—heatwaves, droughts, and floods—halve crop yields and force costly adaptations. Olly Harrison, an arable farmer in the North West, now runs 14 income streams to survive, from dog walking to recycling tree waste, while Tod Bulmer sees opportunity, using tech like fertigation to grow strawberries year-round and eyeing tropical crops. But without subsidies or stable prices, many can’t pay bills, and global markets favor imports. The NFU urges reinvention and public support, warning that without investment in water infrastructure and domestic food production, UK farming’s future is at risk—and so is everyone’s food security.

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