Further drought fears lead to winter water controls

Farmers are being urged to continue to monitor on-farm water abstraction in a bid to prevent a repeat of this year’s water shortage, the Environment Agency (EA) has announced.

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 1 min read
Further drought fears lead to winter water controls

Farmers are being urged to continue to monitor on-farm water abstraction in a bid to prevent a repeat of this years water shortage, the Environment Agency (EA) has announced. The move is just one of...

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