Persistent wet weather taking its toll on UK farmers

Farmers and landowners across the UK are being told to expect further flooding of land, with Storm Henk set to bring more heavy rain.

Persistent wet weather over the Christmas period has caused further damage to crops and farmland, following devastation caused by Storms Babet and Ciaran in the autumn.

The Environment Agency has issued 129 flood warnings (flooding is expected) and 294 flood alerts (flooding is possible) for England, Natural Resources Wales has issued 10 flood warning and 37 flood alerts for Wales and there are two flood alerts and one flood warning in place in Scotland.