Flooding could cost growers, says expert at Harper Adams University

MELTING snow and heavy rain could spell disaster for farmers if agricultural land is left flooded for long periods of time, according to an expert from Harper Adams University. With large parts of the country currently under water due to downpours and melting snow, Dr Edward Dickin, a lecturer in the Shropshire university’s Crop and Environment Sciences Department, said it was a nervous time for farmers. “The good news is that UK wheat varieties are fairly tolerant of waterlogging in the winter once a crop is established, but that is of little comfort for the many farmers who have