It has been a difficult winter for many farmers with flooding and extreme weather damaging agriculture and property and equipment. Some farmers have suffered uninsurable damage to their land as a result.
A Farming Recovery Fund has now been opened by the government to support these farmers.
The Rural Payments Agency are directly contacting eligible farmers to let them know about the support and how to make a claim. Grants of between £500 and £25,000 are available to eligible farmers.
Initially the fund will be opened to areas where the Flood Recovery Framework has already been activated. Affected areas are Gloucestershire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Somerset, Warwickshire, West Northamptonshire, Wiltshire and Worcestershire.
Additional areas are being reviewed.
See: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-opens-fund-to-support-farmers-affected-by-flooding
