No Warning, No Water: East Anglia Irrigation Ban Sparks Farmer Outrage

Farmers have been banned from watering their crops during Britain's sweltering heatwave as temperatures hit 33C.

East Anglian growers have been slapped with the 'abstraction ban' until further notice - even though no other kinds of water usage in the area have been forbidden.

It comes as parts of Britain sizzle in 30C heat again today, after a searing 33C was recorded yesterday, in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire.

This year's red-hot summer has already seen reservoirs across England run dry, hitting their lowest levels in a decade.

Meanwhile, hosepipe bans were implemented this week for around six million householders across Yorkshire and the South East.

But while a week's notice was given for these bans, East Anglian farmers saw crop irrigation forbidden by the Environment Agency (EA) without any warning at all.

They have erupted into fury, fearing the move poses a serious risk to food security - especially as East Anglia is one of the country's major farming regions.

Tom Bradshaw, president of the National Farmers' Union (NFU), blasted the ban's implementation 'with no prior engagement', The Telegraph reports.

Source: Daily Mail