Are you overseas somewhere?
Will the rain ever stop
- Thread starter cymyran easycares
- Start date
- Location
- Near Beeston Castle
They have been saying that since October. I have stopped looking at the forecast and find my horoscope more accurate than them
- Location
- Lincolnshire
I think even the lightest land farmers will be giving it a rest this year. Out of sympathy for those who's farms are ruined.Don’t worry, it will only take a week of no rain & the “drought” threads will start appearing again
That WOULD be nice I have to say.As an optimist, a small pallet of birdy type mix arrived today for me....
- Location
- South Wales UK
Hammering down AGAIN
Storm Kathleen due weekend too.☹
Storm Kathleen due weekend too.☹
- Location
- Moreton-in-Marsh, Glos
Absolutely throwing it down again now!
- Location
- South Wales UK
Wet
- Location
- West coast of Scotland
At least the rain has stopped with us....
its now snowing
its now snowing
- Location
- People's Republic of South Yorkshire
Absolutely banging down again.
As wet as its ever been over winter.
Water stood everywhere.
Seriously thinking its a write off year.
Can not see it getting dry enough in time to drill any spring crops as will take weeks to dry up even if did stop raining and most winter stuff rotted months ago..
As wet as its ever been over winter.
Water stood everywhere.
Seriously thinking its a write off year.
Can not see it getting dry enough in time to drill any spring crops as will take weeks to dry up even if did stop raining and most winter stuff rotted months ago..
- Location
- Near Beeston Castle
I don't usually get fed up but I am today.
- Location
- West coast of Scotland
Reminds me of the Ray Bradbury short story 'All summer in a day". Where the sun is only visible for 2 hours every seven years.
Mind you that was on Venus and science fiction. Doesn't seem that far fetched at the moment though.
Mind you that was on Venus and science fiction. Doesn't seem that far fetched at the moment though.
Devil's advocate
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- Location
- Posh side of Barnsley
All down hill pedaling now.
- Location
- Moreton-in-Marsh, Glos
Anybody know much about the Farming Recovery Fund and how to get something between the £500 and £25K?
- Location
- Near Beeston Castle
It hasn't rained for 12 hours, is this summer or a drought? Both?
- Location
- Lancashire
Met office are forecasting more sunshine between the rain for the next week, then high pressure building for late April
- Location
- East yorks
Has to be a set rivers so even if you were flooded by streams and rain you get feck all
- Location
- Moreton-in-Marsh, Glos
Yes, I get that.
The latest update says this:
11 April 2024
Updated to reflect a change to eligibility criteria, with farmers able to receive payments for all land parcels which are flooded contiguous to an eligible river.
The trouble is knowing which are the eligible rivers and does that include brooks and ditched that join the river?
It isn’t just where flooding occurred that the problems are. It is land that was waterlogged so badly that it killed a planted crop. The damage is so bad, it might have well have been flooded. It is going to take a lot of work to get that land back into a condition that will make it grow something sensible.
I’m talking of almost 1/3 of this Farm’s arable area.
The next third also being severely compromised!
I’ve emailed RPA to see what, if anything is available to this farm.
I’m wondering if the word ‘Marsh’ in our Town’s name helps.