Farmers across Yorkshire see crops rot and hedgehogs drown as they still face flood misery

With winter storms leaving vast areas of food producing land still underwater in East Yorkshire, the NFU is demanding action over water management from government and stakeholders.
Emma Ryan
By Emma Ryan
Published 21st Jan 2024, 06:00 BST

Hundreds of acres of farmland are still underwater with some farmers surrounded on all sides by deluge and cut off from dry land.

The NFU said a comprehensive water management strategy is urgently needed to improve flood resilience, including adequate investment, so Yorkshires’ farmers and growers can continue producing the nation’s food.

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Many farmers are seeing this year’s crops rotting after some of the heaviest rainfall for decades on the back of the 2023 harvest which was the most expensive crop ever grown due to inflation and lower yields.