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Brings together anglian trust, farming groups, water companies, environmental groups and we can understand the collective impacts, so we _ understand the collective impacts, so we are — understand the collective impacts, so we are saying it is moving beyond your normal— so we are saying it is moving beyond your normal dry sum into something where water is scarce. water supplies _ where water is scarce. water supplies are safe for everyone at home _ supplies are safe for everyone at home but�...

Year, but also help the recovery. and when we see some rainfall, that willjust speed up the process and will enable us to lift the hosepipe ban more quickly. farmers are also having it tough. fires have broken out, destroying crops and machinery. the fire brigade havejust turned up, so i think we should be all right. and this grassland fire was sparked by a discarded bottle. the fire service is ready to respond to more of that over the next few days, as temperatures wont quite break records agai...

And maximise the yield so we can minimise any impacts to food supply. given that this is a trend and were likely to see more of these dry spells, if the scientists are to believed, and why shouldnt we? but were going to have to start growing different crops or different strains of crops that are better able to cope with dry conditions. im convinced that this is quite a reaction, and farmers are right on the forefront of that. we need to make sure we invest in water as a priority. we recognise th...

What is sustainable farming? And what is the future of our food? Two women who work in the food service industry spent a weekend at a German farm to see how food likes eggs is actually produced.

And all were asking retail is that returns are sustainable so we can afford to invest in the crops for next year and continue to make sure we are producing the food of the country needs. what restrictions do various parts of the agricultural sector face when it comes to water usage? the farmers that have irrigation are the only ones that rely on applying water on a large scale. many of them have irrigation reservoirs that are now empty. if theyre not able to extract more water during the summer ...

Millions of years of water into the north sea during the winter months when we have an abundance of rainfall. we need to look at how we can store that water and utilise it during the summer months when we tend to have these dry periods. also, if climate change continues, things like sunflower, soybeans become a reality and technology moving forward there is a chance that we might be able to grow crops that we might be able to grow crops that we might be able to grow crops that we havent previous...

Not properly extinguished. he had one case with the lord picking up the rubbish had to hasten the discard the rubbish on the ground because it was actually on fire and in danger of setting the whole lori on fire because the not been properly extinguished. its quite a serious problem. lets move on to the threat, on the guardian. a drop declared in many areas as crops start to fail and some drought resistant crops are normally drought resistant crops are struggling and we know that weve already go...

Government asks top crop export and processing firms to make sales equivalent to US$1 billion over the next week as it seeks to bolster Central Bank reserves.

Rain and dry conditions. plots are bare, crops and flowers are drying. murray owns an allotment here. it has meant a poorer harvest and a depressing time of the year when we should be bringing in lots and lots of crops. i do have that longer term worry that it is going to put people off the idea of gardening. in fife, in scotland, farmers are being temporarily banned from using water from the river eden on theirfields from midnight tomorrow. although not officially declared a drought area, in ba...

From the environment or a farmer who could be using it to irrigate or harvest crops we need for food, so its about signalling this is something beyond normal and we all play a role in thinking about where our water comes from and to use water wisely. there are already hosepipe bans in place, with more on the way. from today, nearly 1.5 million south east water customers in sussex and kent, are banned from using them. in some areas, there are exemptions. rule—breakers could be fined £1000. one...