UK farmers embrace regenerative methods after heatwave shock

Financial Times Saturday 04 July 2026, 04:00 UTC 1 min read

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High temperatures are leading farmers to cut out chemicals and intensive ploughing to improve soil quality so it retains water

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Two-year-old Aurora Bryant-Saunders’ massive smile belies a terrifying truth - the coming heatwave could kill her. Sizzling temperatures of up to 37.3 degrees, putting parts of the UK on red alert last month, forced her parents to spend £1,200 on moving the family - including her big sister Bea, seven, into an air-conditioned flat. Her mum, Allie Saunders, says: “Degrees are a matter of life and death.

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