00:00Jersey farmers are facing major crop losses after an exceptionally hot and dry summer.
00:05The Jersey Met Office says this was the island's warmest summer since records began in 1894.
00:11Average temperatures reached 20.5 degrees Celsius from June through August.
00:15That compares with a 30-year summer average of just 17.7 degrees.
00:20Farmers say the extreme heat has also driven up irrigation costs.
00:24Pumpkin grower Christine Helio said she had never needed to irrigate crops on this scale before.
00:30Cereal farmer John Lemestre reported harvesting about half his usual crop.
00:34Apple production at Lamar Vineyard fell by around 90 percent.
00:38The farm produced only three or four tons of apples, compared with 60 to 70 tons normally.
00:44Officials are now discussing the impact of drought with farmers.
00:48The government says it could consider different priorities for rural support funding.
00:52Farmers are also watching whether hotter, drier summers become a longer-term trend.
00:56Disclosure.
00:57This video contains stock footage and content created or enhanced using AI-assisted tools.
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