As crops shrivel in the fields, farmers around the country are calling for urgent action from the Tory leadershipIt last rained on the Euston Estate, near Thetford in Suffolk, a fortnight ago, although the 6mm that fell evaporated almost immediately on contact with the parched earth. Before that, the farm hadn't seen any rain since June, said Andrew Blenkiron, director of the estate belonging to Henry FitzRoy, 12th Duke of Grafton."It has been so dry since April. Some days we only had rain at one end of the farm,? Blenkiron said. The 15mm that fell in July was a third of the usual total. Continue reading...
'We need reservoirs built': drought leaves UK farms begging for government aid
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Zdroj: The Guardian