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Food production at risk as extreme weather hampers water supply

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Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
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Water shortage supplies are threatening food production
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Water shortage supplies are threatening food production

The recent extreme weather is having a severe impact on food production, the environment and water supplies, the National Drought Group has been told. The warning comes as a wildfires continue to blaze...

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