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Farmers warn of looming food crisis after ‘wettest winter in 150 years’

‘To still be underwater in spring is unheard of. Our whole arable operation is on hold.’

Farmers fear for their 2024 harvests after one of the wettest winters in decades and the CLA is calling for urgent Government support. Currently, across the UK, thousands of acres of prime food-producing land are waterlogged, after what has been the wettest 12 months in 150 years. The loss of winter crops that couldn’t be planted or were washed away is uninsurable and the…

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