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Coordinated responses to the extreme weather continues as the group moves to weekly meetings

Defra officials set to attend as Welsh Government reveals financial help for drought-hit farmers

The country has recorded its driest July since records began in 1836

It comes as new data shows 14.3% of England's surface waters achieved good ecological status

Norfolk's Ben Goldsborough leads call for more reservoirs, better communication and flexible abstraction rights

This week from Farmers Guardian deputy editor Alex Black

A swathe of counties from Dorset to East Anglia have been officially declared in drought, as back-to-back heatwaves take their toll

Temperatures set to stay above 30C as fire chiefs report more than 250 wildfires and grass fires in just two weeks

Better storage, cleaner yards and timely nutrient use can help farmers cut costs, protect soils and reduce pressure when wet weather arrives.

The Environment Agency Agriculture Report found rates of non-compliance dropped by 5% in the last year, compared to the five-year average