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France's strict rules on cheese production have been relaxed due to widespread drought and heatwaves that have affected 95% of mainland France in July. The government will allow producers of certain hard cheeses to supplement their cows' diet with more fodder and grain, a measure affecting abondance, beaufort, and comte cheeses. Growth on permanent grasslands is 33% less than the 1989-2018 average, according to the Agriculture Ministry's statistical service. The change aims to help cheesemakers navigate the drought's impact on traditional production methods.

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France's summer drought has forced the government to relax its strict rules on cheese production, allowing producers of certain hard cheeses to supplement their cows' diets with outside fodder and grain. The drought, which affected 95% of mainland France in July, left pastures dry and bare, threatening the traditional production methods used by cheesemakers. To earn a protected name for their cheese, producers must follow strict rules on where their animals graze and what they eat. The government has granted temporary relief to producers of abondance, beaufort, comte, reblochon, cantal, bleu d'Auvergne, and fourme d'Ambert cheeses. Growth on permanent grasslands as of Aug 10 was a third less than the average growth from 1989 to 2018. The measures are intended to help cheesemakers cope with the drought, which has been exacerbated by record-breaking heatwaves in France this summer.

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In response, the government has said producers of abondance, beaufort and comte - hard cheeses made from the raw milk of cows grazing in the Alps and Jura mountains - can supplement the animals’ diet with more fodder and grain brought in from elsewhere.

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🔮 The National Institute of Origin and Quality, the government agency that administers and enforces rules of origin, says it will also grant temporary relief for several other cheeses including reblochon, cantal, bleu d’Auvergne, and fourme d’Ambert.

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France eases cow diets as cheesemakers sweat AI generated asserted

cheesemakers → ease → diets

Widespread drought and record-breaking heatwaves have forced France to relax some of its famously strict rules on cheese production, with authorities announcing on Aug 26 special measures for abondance, beaufort and comte. asserted

authorities → break → abondance

France’s vast array of local cheeses are a source of national pride and authorities go to great lengths to protect traditional production methods and ensure authenticity. asserted

authorities → go → authenticity

To earn a coveted “appellation d’origine protegee” (Protected Designation of Origin) label – and the right to give their cheese a particular protected name – producers must follow rigid rules on where their animals graze and what they eat. asserted

they → earn → what

But the summer’s drought, which affected 95 per cent of mainland France in July, has left normally rich pastures dry and bare. asserted

which → affect → pastures

producers → say → fodder

Growth on permanent grasslands as of Aug 10 is a third less than the 1989 to 2018 average, according to the Agriculture Ministry’s statistical service. uncertain

Growth → accord → service

The fodder situation is “highly degraded” in almost all regions, the ministry said earlier this month. asserted

ministry → say → regions

The National Institute of Origin and Quality, the government agency that administers and enforces rules of origin, says it will also grant temporary relief for several other cheeses including reblochon, cantal, bleu d’Auvergne, and fourme d’Ambert. asserted

it → administer → reblochon

Europe’s record-breaking summer heat has caused thousands of excess deaths, set wildfires blazing and seen major rivers drop to record lows. asserted

rivers → break → lows

In France, farmers are bracing for their smallest corn crop since 1980, and winegrowers are reporting some of the earliest harvests on record. asserted

winegrowers → brace → record

Scientists say human-caused climate change has intensified the drought, with extreme heat rather than low rainfall driving the dry conditions. asserted

heat → say → conditions

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