‘It’s a critical time’: European farmers struggle through driest spring in a century

theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/22/its-a-critical-time-european-farmers-struggle-through-driest-spring-in-a-century

Extreme weather costs the EU about €28.3bn in lost crops and livestock per year, more than half the losses stem from drought
When drought descended on Hendrik Jan ten Cate’s farm in 2018, slashing his onion yield to just 10% of a regular year, he slogged through days of heavy labour to…

This story appeared on theguardian.com, 2025-05-22 04:00:48.
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