“THE REAL KICK IN THE TEETH is none of us are eligible for
@Defra
’s new flood recovery fund,” Britain’s worst flooded farmer
@Henry_Ward91
tells
@Nigel_Farage
Productive weekend! What else would you do on a wet day!? Pippa Lilian Ward 27.4.2024 🥰. Mum doing well. I’m a very proud Dad!
@wheat_daddy
@RhondaT40
@LizMottram1
Today we’ve activated the Farming Recovery Fund, providing eligible farmers with up to £25,000 to restore their land following flood damage.
We continue to support farmers, and since 2015 we’ve protected over 900,000 acres of agricultural land from flooding.
Find out more 👇
Utterly disappointed that
@EdwardLeighMP
voted against banning importing sub standard food into the UK today! We have been left high and dry! Also our agriculture minister
@MPGeorgeEustice
voted it down too 🤦♂️🤯💩
'We've been flooded for basically six months now, lost all my crops and we're still flooded now.'
'Britain's worst flooded' farmer, Henry Ward, speaks to
@Nigel_Farage
about the extent of the flooding on his farm and the implications it will have.
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Never a truer word said in jest
Pleased to report
@EnvAgencyMids
@EnvAgency
have been in contact today. plant coming in next week to hopefully mend breach and start pumping. AT LAST! Step in right direction. Let’s hope first step of many!!!
@wheat_daddy
@simonfisherNFU
Nice Saturday morning job. New boots on the old crawler. Done in 1hr20mins 👌💪💪. Sam from chandlers is some man!! Thank you
@chandlersfe
@AGCOcorp
@CaterpillarInc
Environment Secretary Therese Coffey on why better assets were not in place to help residents hit by floods:
"Most of our rain comes from the West. This was rain coming from the other way. We don't have quite as much experience on that." 👀 ~AA
#StormBabet
I would like to thank
@_RobbieMoore
along with
@EnvAgency
for coming to see me this morning. Time now for action! Britains waterways need treating as the critical infrastructure they are!
Witnessing productive agricultural land planted with w crops totally submerged under water is both completely devastating financially & emotionally.
I visited
@Henry_Ward91
in Lincs with
@EnvAgency
Chairman to see impact & financial loss flooding has to farming businesses. 1/3
Just been with my cousin Joe and my godson
@Henry_Ward91
in a boat across the floods to their yard near Lincoln. Unbelievable damage to the soil and wildlife. 🤦♂️😢
Can we switch 2023/24 off and switch it back on again please? We need a hard reset! Surely the most challenging farming year to date??
@wheat_daddy
@RhondaT40
Many thanks for coming
@AdamHenson
/
@BBCCountryfile
great to get my story across. Now back to battling on and what a battle I have got, but I am determined to get through this one way or another!
Over 3 weeks since the Barlings Eau burst its bank and the flood water appears to still be going back into the river. It looks like the EA are finally on site now.
@BBCPaulMurphy
@Henry_Ward91
@wheat_daddy
Went to the floods today east of Lincoln, water flowing out the river again, back into the fields. I was well ready for a leg stretch after being in
@wheat_daddy
Disco for 5 hours. Yes 5 hours! You all think I live a life of Riley, but you want to try living with him! 🐾🐾
Langworth and Scothern houses will soon be dry as our unofficial washlands have flooded again. Why can’t we have a proper scheme in place here as it clearly keeps people’s feet dry.
@BBCPaulMurphy
@wheat_daddy
@OlivantTim
Flood update 4 weeks on 💦 Piling rig mended and back in place. No constructive work has happened since Tuesday! Digger is also back making a mess of my soil under the flood water.
@wheat_daddy
@simonfisherNFU
@westyeo
@FarmersWeekly
My cocker spaniel was very interested in something it the hedge so went to investigate… don’t worry we have seen mum go back to it! Perks of the job!! 🥰🥰
@wheat_daddy
@RhondaT40
@DaveThroup
Our river (Barlings eau) not listed and then eligible fields have to be within 150m of the centre of the channel. We still have a mile wide lake! Also £130/ha doesn’t really go very far either.
@Ruralpay
have cocked this up well and truly!!!
@woodboroughpark
@Mark_Spencer
It’s a SCANDAL! Who have they got this so wrong after announcing in it in Jan!?? My morning is now taken up with radio and television interviews. I am determined we are getting some help. But why do I have to fight tooth and nail for anything all the time. It’s exhausting!!
It’s not often that I’m lost for words but what I saw today was unbelievable. The water goes on as far as the eye can see – it’s just completely devastating.
Over 5 weeks since the Barlings Eau breached and 1,000’s of areas are still under water & flood levels higher than the river level. Repairs completed but businesses and transport disrupted.
@Henry_Ward91
@wheat_daddy
@BBCPaulMurphy
#News
#Flood
I am an arable farmer through and through but my future wife persuaded me to get some sheep. This is Bart, only just 1, I am winging training with him and loving it. Such a rewarding feeling! Any constructive criticism very welcome!!
@EJBray_
@lovefarmingltd
#nzhuntaway