Croppie Crisis: Let The Star Sort It

2024 is shaping up to be the most depressing crop circle season on record. So far, we’ve had one underwhelming circle in France and a piece of what, in some parts of its form, can be best described as off-kilter land art in Italy. (Didn’t we see exactly the same work last year?) So, that’s one circle in France … and even then we don’t know the full story behind its discovery. As for these shores, there’s absolutely nothing to report.

However, the lack of circles hasn’t gone unnoticed and we were pleased to see The Daily Star (10 June 2024) has got in on the act, placing a story on the conundrum beneath the bare backsides of some cyclists. And guess what they’ve blamed… 

Yes, the weather.

We are struggling to see why reporter Jerry Lawton has written this, but it’s not unusual to see journalists do such a thing. One recently suggested crop circles had come to an ‘end’ because of the conflict in Ukraine. It’s nonsense though. The window for oilseed rape circles has been and gone, whilst barley fields have been able to sustain a formation since the very end of May.

We guess we’ll just have to keep waiting…