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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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Farmers go above and beyond during Storm Darragh

As Storm Darragh unleashed its fury across the UK, British farmers once again demonstrated their vital role in the community, clearing fallen trees and debris from roads and helping to…

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Welsh farms hit hard by Storm Bert

A sheep farmer has described the “terrifying’’ moment a landslide caused by Storm Bert sent a river of debris and water crashing through his family home and farmstead over the…

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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…

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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…

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