Experts are warning that the current weather conditions will likely impact the harvest of certain vegetables next month, while farmers are also struggling to plant new crops, which could lead to shortages over winter.
in some parts of the country, but restrictions are yet to be announced in other areas where a drought has been declared.
The Environment Agency has allowed farmers to trade water licenses, meaning farmers who aren’t using all of their irrigation allowance this year can share their license with farms that are running out of water. “What we’re asking for is that food production is prioritised alongside environmental protection,” Mr Bradshaw said, adding that it was “strange” that farmers can’t extract from rivers for irrigation, while hosepipe bans are yet to be introduced in some areas.
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