half of robert's brockley crop in lincolnshire failed in the way.gation pipe with tiny holes in it. translation: irrigation has been wonderful. before we drew sunflowers and wheat on the dry land. now we can grow vegetables, melons and many more. our lives have changed completely and the soil is three times as productive. but the challenge is balancing the needs of farmers with those of the public, who rely on the same reservoirfor those of the public, who rely on the same reservoir for water. the periods are longer and longer, a few years of drought. it is getting more difficult. every year we are beating records of high temperatures. our spanish farmers better at working together and managing the water than perhaps farmers in the uk? i don't think they are better, but we have taken our water resources too much for granted and i think in the future we need to be prepared for hot, dry summers. we are going to get more extremes. the spanish system is by no means perfect, but water is treated as a precious commodity where they make use of every single