French farmers race to adapt as repeated heatwaves hit crops and livestock

After weeks of sweltering heat and drought, farmers and analysts fear France's maize crop could be down by a third this year – making it the smallest in 35 years.

Poultry farmers are also measuring their losses as many as 3 million broiler chickens died within a few days in in June.

The losses are a result of three heatwaves that have already hit France this year, and are only set to intensify as climate change disrupts agriculture across Europe. ...