UK Allows Farmers to Graze Preserved Lands as Drought Persists
- Government allows cutting of hedgerows and buffer strips
- Livestock farmers seek feed after driest July in 87 years
A cattle drinking trough in the middle of dry land during a drought near the village of Arlington, UK.
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The UK has opened up land usually set aside to preserve wildlife and the rural environment for livestock grazing as the drought drags on.