Since November 1, the Environment Agency has issued 814 flood warnings, three of which were severe, as well as 2.562 flood alerts. “I think the worrying thing for me as a farmer is the frequency of these extreme weather events, whether it’s hot or wet,” he told the Press Association. “This year’s been okay, but the previous two years we’ve had to re-establish failed crops because of poor weather conditions in the autumn/winter. “Farmers and growers want to keep growing food for the nation, but food security must be a national priority,” he said. An Environment Department spokesperson said: “This Government recognises how hard extreme weather can be for farmers and we are helping the sector build greater resilience to climate shocks through our farming schemes and through our work with the National Drought Group and Floods Resilience Taskforce.

Source: The Herald February 27, 2026 10:45 UTC