The perfect cocktail of the driest July for nearly 100 years, high temperatures and an early harvest is causing dire consequences for farmers across the south west.

The number of machinery, crop and barn fires is rapidly escalating, as are wildfires.

This week alone has

Fire crews were called to multiple fires in what was described as a "busy weekend" with staff "working really hard under extreme conditions".

Incidents in Cornwall ranged from house fires to several woodland fires, a shed fire and a combine harvester fire.

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Fire crews were called to multiple fires in what was described as a "busy weekend" with staff "working really hard under extreme conditions".

Incidents in Cornwall ranged from house fires to several woodland fires, a shed fire and a combine harvester fire.

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DULUTH — Greg Bonovetz's extensive backyard garden started as a way to avoid mowing his hilly yard.

"We started the vegetable garden right away, but then I got tired of mowing the hillside and one of our former neighbors brought us some beautiful perennials and it just grew from there,

DULUTH — Greg Bonovetz's extensive backyard garden started as a way to avoid mowing his hilly yard.

"We started the vegetable garden right away, but then I got tired of mowing the hillside and one of our former neighbors brought us some beautiful perennials and it just grew from there,

Sun and clouds mixed. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High near 95F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph..

Partly cloudy skies. Low 72F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.

Traffic was blocked for some time following the crash that left one person dead and tw

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Farming is perhaps one of the world's oldest and most necessary trades, and up until recently, it has continued on with the same tools. Modern engineering along with tractors and new machinery has shifted the farming industry to one of efficiency and mass production. Farming is no longer a sma

Farming is perhaps one of the world's oldest and most necessary trades, and up until recently, it has continued on with the same tools. Modern engineering along with tractors and new machinery has shifted the farming industry to one of efficiency and mass production. Farming is no longer a sma

Farming is perhaps one of the world's oldest and most necessary trades, and up until recently, it has continued on with the same tools. Modern engineering along with tractors and new machinery has shifted the farming industry to one of efficiency and mass production. Farming is no longer a sma