{
  "id": 2525631,
  "title": "French farmers dip into winter fodder as drought leaves pastures bare",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/french-farmers-dip-into-winter-fodder-as-drought-leaves-pastures-bare",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T07:04:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RFI English",
    "slug": "rfi-english",
    "url": "https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20260822-french-farmers-dip-into-winter-fodder-as-drought-leaves-pastures-bare"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Repeated heatwaves and drought have made it a punishing summer for French farmers – scorching pastures, straining livestock and driving up costs. With grass disappearing from fields, cattle farmers across the country are already dipping into fodder meant to feed their herds through winter.",
  "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."
}