UK farmers struggle to salvage winter crops from rain-soaked fields
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The river Evenlode snakes through England's famously picturesque Cotswolds, supplying vital water and nutrients to soil that has been farmland for centuries. But this winter it also proved to be a destructive power.

In January, following months of heavy rainfall, floodwater spilled into adjacent fields, drowning winter crops. Now the water has receded and only a few sparse green shoots of winter wheat protrude from a thick layer of mud, shoots which will no longer grow sufficiently in time for harvest.

The extreme weather has left farmers questioning the future of these water-damaged fields. CGTN’s Kitty Logan reports.
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