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United Kingdom: Make or break harvest after 18 months of pain for farmers
2013-08-03 08:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: Farmers are hoping for the sunshine to continue to avoid another poor harvest after the worst 18 months for the industry since the 2001 foot-and-mouth outbreak. Last year many farmers were forced into debt after a winter drought which followed the wettest summer on record led to crops rotting in the ground. The cold spring this year means yields are expected to be down again because plants failed to get a good start. At the same time livestock farmers are recovering from the loss of thousands...
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