Britain will become a net importer of wheat for the first time in a decade this year because of bad weather, the National Farmers' Union has said.

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The tournament, which is seeking a new sponsor following the withdrawal of Barclays, was plagued by bad weather but went the distance this year -- in 2011 it was reduced to 54 holes.

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Because of bad weather, droughts, global warming, political violence in Africa, this is an advantageous time to make a farmland investment.

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The ultimate cause is the bad harvests in the US and other countries as a result of the extreme weather this summer.

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The tiny airport closest at the first drop of bad weather, and as they say, in Telluride it is either sunny or snowing, making this a somewhat risky and impractical.

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