Drought resilience fund encourages farmers to work together

Defra sets aside £1.1m alongside promise of two fast-tracked reservoirs

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A £1.1million fund to encourage farmers to collaborate on drought resilience measures has been launched
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A £1.1million fund to encourage farmers to collaborate on drought resilience measures has been launched

A £1.1 million fund to encourage farmers to collaborate on drought resilience measures has been launched by the Environment Agency (EA). The package will support 12 fresh screening studies across England,...

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