And that s bad news for farmers. robin milton has been growing oats in this field to feed his animals. about a fortnight ago, this was beautifully stood upright, a nice level, even crop. now the oats are on the ground, having buckled in the wind and rain. it s a scene being repeated 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 it s too dry, the next month, they complain it s too wet. i would say they re right. the reality is that what we re seeing, or it feels like we re seeing, is a climate now that is showing extremes, ratherthan a more seasonal pattern that we became used to, and that s concerning. after all the rain injuly, august
July was one of the wettest on record. today, there ve been yellow weather warnings in some areas for storms, heavy rain and winds. and there s 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. it s a little bit slippery down here now. rain was forecast all day, and by 10am, much of the ground had turned from green to brown. but people kept coming to the north devon agricultural show. did you look at the forecast today and think, maybe i won t bother ? no, i d paid in advance for my tickets and i thought, well, rain or shine, we ll have some fun. it was wet today, just as it has been for most of the last month, and that s bad news for farmers. robin milton has been growing oats
And about the harvests to come as our environment correspondent jonah fisher has been finding out. all right, guys, just watch your footing. it s a little bit slippery down here now. rain was forecast all day, and by 10am, much of the ground had turned from green to brown. but people kept coming to the north devon agricultural show. did you look at the forecast today and think, maybe i won t bother ? no, i d paid in advance for my tickets and i thought, well, rain or shine, we ll have some fun. it was wet today, just as it has been for most of the last month. and that s bad news for farmers. robin milton has been growing oats in this field to feed his animals. about a fortnight ago, this was beautifully stood upright, a nice level, even crop. now the oats are on the ground, having buckled in the wind and rain. it s a scene being repeated