Parmelin defends government support for Swiss farmers amid drought

With drought-related losses in agriculture expected to reach record levels, Swiss Agriculture Minister Guy Parmelin has defended the government's response. He argues that existing laws provide sufficient tools to support farmers and that there is no need to declare a state of emergency. Harvests of crops in Switzerland

German farmers warn drought will spell heavy crop losses  euractiv.com

About 100 fires are burning across B.C., with about half of them out of control. The Bald Range wildfire, which erupted Friday, has since grown to 184 square kilometres.

NatWest said it was reaching out to its 42,000 farming customers to offer loan repayment holidays and emergency overdrafts.