Drought conditions and a searing summer heatwave have put paid to Suffolk farmer Glenn Buckingham's high hopes for this season. After bringing in 36 harvests on the Helmingham Estate at Framsden, near Debenham, for the Tollemache family, Glenn is finally hanging up his tractor keys. Cracked, drought-hit soil on the Helmingham Estate, near Debenham (Image: Glenn Buckingham)There's a sense of frustration and disappointment – but not surprise. Farmer Glenn Buckingham who is on his last harvest ahead of retirement (Image: Lucy Taylor)The role brought him into contact with policymakers and gave him a deeper understanding wider issues. He woke up to climate change 30 years ago, he says, but even he didn't expect it to get this bad this fast.