Written by Charlotte Cunningham
The Government has announced that the three crop rule is to be relaxed following extreme weather and flooding across England, as well as a pot of £6 million funding under the Farming Recovery Fund following Storms Ciara and Dennis. Charlotte Cunningham reports. A £6 million pot of funding to help farmers recover from flooding in February will be provided through a further extension to the Farming Recovery Fund, according to the latest announcement from Defra. Support will be available for farmers affected by recent flooding in parts of East and North Yorks, Glous, Worcs, Shrops, Staffa, Notts and Heref. The Environment Secretary has also confirmed today that the government intends to relax the crop diversification requirements known as the “three crop rule” for farmers for 2020, as farmers in flooded areas have suggested they will have difficulty complying with the rule this year. Farmland underwater With large swathes of farmland in England under floodwater for most of February, the government is pursuing plans through Parliament to relax this rule for all farmers for 2020 so those who are unable to access their flooded land to plant spring crops over the coming weeks and months will not be unfairly penalised. The…
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