The Swiss canton of Neuchâtel is enacting several emergency measures to provide relief for farmers as drought conditions persist. + Should Switzerland prepare for a severe drought this summer? The canton is permitting grazing on extensive, low-intensity grassland, on buffer strips adjacent to hedgerows, and on riparian grassland, with a few exceptions. "Areas included in a nature inventory (raised bogs, fens, dry grasslands and pastures, and their buffer zones) or covered by a management agreeme