Environment
Somerset's farms and rural communities are soon to be better protected from the "growing threat of flooding" under a new £50 million package.
The wet start to this year has allowed for water levels in England to recover from last year's drought, according to the Environment Agency.
September 2025 was the third-warmest September globally, with an average surface air temperature of...
Sheep
By Chris McCullough Just imagine receiving an urgent flood warning prompting emergency action to...
A CCC report has claimed that there is "unequivocal evidence" that climate change is making extreme weather in the UK more likely.
Three sheep died and 57 were rescued after becoming stranded during flooding on farmland in Scotland on the last day of the year...
Agri Politics
The government is refreshing its approach to delivering flood funding and is to deliver additional financial support to farmers and rural...
Rural Life
The Environment Agency has warned that "a very wet year is already delaying harvest time for some farmers.
The new Rural Flood Resilience Partnership has been launched to help farmers and rural communities adapt to floods and coastal erosion.
Agri-Business
Farmers that are eligible for Farming Recovery Fund payments will receive them this summer, the...
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has removed the 150m rule from its Farming Recovery Fund, which supports farmers affected by flooding.
N.Ireland
Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart has said that “unrelenting” wet weather means farmers are...
The vice president of the NFU has said that it is "no exaggeration to say a crisis is building" for farmers due to prolonged poor weather.
The UK government has today (Tuesday, April 9) opened the Farming Recovery Fund to support farmers...
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has called for the flooding fund to "open as soon...
The Environment Agency has launched a campaign to highlight the risks of growing high-risk crops in...
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said that a business case linked to proposed flood...
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is to continue lobbying on behalf of flood-affected potato and vegetable growers.
The UK government has announced grants of up to £25,000 (€29,000) for farmers who have been severely impacted by flooding in England.
The Environment Agency is expecting "significant river flooding impacts" today (Friday, January 5)...
Farmers affected by severe flooding in parts of Scotland this autumn will be eligible to apply for grants of up to £30,000 to help.
Members of Calderdale Council's Cabinet will discuss flood risk and drainage at a meeting tomorrow (November 13).
Between 55% and 60% of Northern Ireland’s 2023 potato crop is still in the ground, for the most part, rotting in the drills.
