Shropshire farmer issues ominous warning after 'worst harvest in living memory'
A Shropshire farmer has said this year's harvest has been the 'worst in living memory' and he fears the recent deluges mean next year could be worse still.
Richard Yates, who has been a farmer for more than 40 years, says last year's rain has seen yields in his fields down by a third.
Mr Yates, who farms land in Middleton Scriven near Bridgnorth, said most of the county's farmers are seeing a poor harvest this year, and the same picture is being experienced by farmers across the UK.
“It has been the worst in living memory,” Mr Yates told the Shropshire Star. “We had awful wet last year and a late cold spring and many farmers are saying the same thing.
“Because of the weather a lot of us could not drill our seed or were drilling into a bad seed bed.
