According to the Ulster Farmers' Union (UFU), severe flooding has been a "major blow" to farmers as crops have been severely damaged. The union said that many farmers have lost a "significant amount of crop" to the wet weather. It comes after a number of areas in counties Down, Armagh and Antrim were hit by heavy flooding.
The UFU also posted on X - formerly Twitter- that whatever produce survives the flooding may be lower in quality: "This is a major blow for our growers who have put a huge amount of investment into producing a premium crop and are now trying to salvage what remains.”
The UFU said it had been engaging with politicians in an effort to raise awareness of the "difficult situation" facing many farmers following the flooding.
Source - https://www.freshplaza.com
