A punishing European drought shrivels crops from Dutch potatoes to Bosnian corn

WOLPHAARTSDIJK, Netherlands (AP) — A cloud of dust billows behind Maarten Janse’s tractor as he spreads a mixture of compost, straw and manure over a field to nourish the parched soil. Janse’s farm on the fertile land of the Netherlands’ southwestern Zeeland Province is drying out despite his effor...

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