Access to water is a decisive factor for growing vegetables in the United Kingdom.

In the UK, farmers have had vastly different results when growing cauliflower—a 15% increase in yield and the loss of 160,000 heads of cauliflower, reports EastFruit. Two farmers from Lincolnshire reported opposite results in this year's harvest, with access to water being the decisive factor. James Brown, owner of an organic farm near Gainsborough, reported a 15% increase in the yield of broccoli and cabbage. His farm is supported by a private reservoir built in 2012, covering 10 acres (40,000 m²) and holding nearly 140 million liters of water. The system, costing around $1.9 million (1.5 million pounds), powered by floating solar panels, provided irrigation during the summer, which Anglian Water described as the driest since 1976, writes FreshPlaza. "Without this water, our vegetables simply wouldn't have grown," said Brown. The reservoir fills up with floodwater from local rivers in winter. He added that current regulations prohibit him from selling water to other users, ...