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Wombat

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BASIS
Location
East yorks
dry and windy, after another 20 mil yesterday!
22 yesterday during the day, 8 mm last night around 11 when it monsoons it down and 5mm so far this morning and it’s supposed to rain till about 2. Averaging 38mm a week since mid October. Looking at the showers and Saturday will be another 60-70mm week
 

som farmer

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Livestock Farmer
Location
somerset
we all, me included, moan about the fecking continuous rain.

but its not new, can remember trying to burn hay in the swathe when it wouldn't dry, because it rained every day.

wasn't that many years ago, housed the dairy in june/july because the ground was so sodden. Trying to cut corn into oct etc.

this is just nature averaging out, after a run of relatively benign years.
 

Wombat

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BASIS
Location
East yorks
Have you kept any records for rainfall for the year? Or any weather stations very close by?
Yes there are 3 wunderground stations none make pretty reading. What they do say is we have had 4 dry weeks since mind June. Running at about 156% of average annual rainfall.

now got water running down the central passage of a cattle shed as it’s been blown by 60mph wind.
 

Wombat

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BASIS
Location
East yorks
Quite a pleasant morning breezy and drying. Without the 10cm of snow early Dec as couldn’t measure it we have had 115mm this month. Most of it came in the second week of Dec. Just 35mm this week
 

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Expanded and improved Sustainable Farming Incentive offer for farmers published

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Expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive offer from July will give the sector a clear path forward and boost farm business resilience.

From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and The Rt Hon Sir Mark Spencer MP Published21 May 2024

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Full details of the expanded and improved Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) offer available to farmers from July have been published by the...
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