# 14/08/2026 Brassicas, cherries, salad

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Podcast: [Farming Today](https://stenobird.com/podcast/farming-today-385282)
Published: 2026-08-14T05:00:00+00:00
Episode link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m003025c
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Brassica growers are warning their crops are in crisis after the relentless heat has left them stunted or dying in the ground. The British Growers Assocation says crops including cauliflower and broccoli are half the size they should be, putting prices up. We meet growers at Tebay services on the M6 in Cumbria. The company has been working with the horticulture and mental health charity Growing Well, and have established a kitchen garden to keep their cafe and farm-shop stocked with the freshest possible salad and veg. And it's the end of an era for the Thompson family on their berry farm in Perthshire. They've decided to end commercial production as they say it's no longer viable. For their very last cherry harvest, they invited the public to come along and ‘pick their own’ with the proceeds going to charities. Presented by Caz Graham and produced by Sally Challoner.

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