British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Saturday he was authorising £65 million of extra funding for farmers hit by a drought after the driest July on record in England and Wales.
The extra government support would bolster an incentive scheme for sustainable farming, make it easier for farmers to build reservoirs and improve access to water during droughts.
Britain’s cereal harvest is on track to be the worst since comparable records began in 1984, according to an analysis published earlier this month.
Original reporting: Appleton, WI News Feed (HLL/CB) — read the source article.
