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Find out how extreme weather conditions from drought to flooding affect farmers across the UK and globally. Whether it’s due to climate change or seasonal weather, get advice on how to plan for the effect on your farm business, how to check insurance, and to get help during forage shortages.

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NEWS

Spanish floods highlight need for domestic food resilience

The devastating flash flooding in Spain has again highlighted the vital need for domestic food resilience in the face of climate change, warn farm leaders. Torrential rain and hurricane-force winds…

NEWS

Only £2.1m spent on flood recovery fund, FOI reveals

A Freedom of Information (FOI) request has revealed that the UK government has spent just over £2m of an allotted £50m on its Farming Recovery Fund. The fund was set…

NEWS

UK report warns of food security risks and national threats

The Labour government is being accused of underplaying the threat of climate change, which could drastically shorten the crop growing season and so jeopardise food security. One of the key…

AIR AND WATER

Flood-hit farmer hits out at EA 'incompetence'

Lincolnshire arable farmer Henry Ward has accused the Environment Agency of incompetence after it failed to repair several breaches of riverbanks following last year’s flooding. Mr Ward’s 80ha farm at…

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