N.Ireland
The cook at a massive cattle station in Australia’s Northern Territory has launched her own recipe book to help flood-stricken farmers.
Rural Life
Catastrophic bushfires and floods in recent days have left Australian farmers fighting for their livelihoods and thousands of livestock dead.
The new Rural Flood Resilience Partnership has been launched to help farmers and rural communities adapt to floods and coastal erosion.
Devastating flooding in Ireland and the UK between October 2023 and March 2024 was caused by “human-induced climate change”...
Agri-Business
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.
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is to continue lobbying on behalf of flood-affected potato and vegetable growers.
Environment
Mark Chatterton, the Head of Agriculture at one of the largest accountancy firms, Duncan & Toplis, has described the recent flooding in part
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.
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is confirming no let-up in the campaign to secure a special aid package for potato growers in Northern Irelan
Members of Calderdale Council's Cabinet will discuss flood risk and drainage at a meeting tomorrow (November 13).
Other
Heavy rain warnings have been issued for England and Scotland, bringing with them an ongoing chance of flooding and travel disruption.
Sheep
A farming couple has started a petition to dredge the River Derwent after a flash flood last week led to the loss of 58 ewe lambs.
Derbyshire Rural Crime Team is looking for a group of "moron" off-roaders that damaged the terrain of some fields near Buxton.
A £2.7 million flood support fund has opened for applications from northwest farmers affected by flashfloods and landslides in 2017.
Northern Ireland Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has allocated £19 million for flood protection projects across the North in her 2021/22 budget.
Edwin Poots has been urged to widen the criteria of a support package for farmers afflicted by the 2017 North West floods to include farmers who did not fill out Force Majeure applications at the time.
A long-awaited support package for farmers in the North West affected by floods in 2017 will open for applications in August 2021.
Minister Poots is understood to have announced a £3.5 million support package for farmers in the Sperrins affected by floods and landslides.
Agri Politics
Householders in flood-hit areas, who install property flood resilience measures – such as flood barriers, air brick covers...
Infrastructure Minister in Northern Ireland Nichola Mallon has today (Monday December 14) signed...
Tyrone farmers whose businesses were devastated by flash flooding three years ago say they feel...
