A farmer tends to a field in the Scottish Borders. The UK is experiencing its driest start to a summer since records began in 1961 ALAMYFarmers have demanded that the government introduce “emergency measures” to safeguard food production from drought. The National Farmers Union called a “drought summit” today with Michael Gove, the environment secretary, amid warnings that the driest start to a summer since 1961 will mean that meat, milk and vegetable yields are depleted. Minette Batters, president of the National Farmers Union, said farmers face an unprecedented crisis BEN GURR FOR THE TIMESPhil Stocker, president of the National Sheep Association, said that it was “immoral” for crops to be dumped into anaerobic digesters when animals risked going hungry. The anaerobic technology…

Source: The Times August 01, 2018 11:02 UTC