- Ninth‑generation farmer Steven Conisbee woke to his field ablaze and says he lost about £7,500 worth of his best wheat — he felt "absolutely gutted."
- Firefighters and farm crews eventually contained the blaze amid a string of recent wildfires in the South East, with services warning the area is a "tinderbox."
- Despite the setback, Conisbee is optimistic — he'll plough the field, resow in autumn and "go again."
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