{
  "id": 1458578,
  "title": "Farmers count the cost of prolonged drought: ‘Do the maths, that’s €3,500 a week’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/farmers-count-the-cost-of-prolonged-drought-do-the-maths-thats-3-500",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-17T09:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Irish Times",
    "slug": "the-irish-times",
    "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/08/17/farmers-count-the-cost-of-prolonged-drought-do-the-maths-thats-3500-a-week/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Dairy and tillage farmers in east and south-east struggle as a result of dry, hot summer",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}