Tenant farmer in Shropshire, which is virtually surrounded by the River Severn and has suffered severe flooding in recent years which has made it difficult to grow wheat successfully.
2024-05-02 533词 中等
At least, it usually is. Last October, as farmers were preparing to sow winter wheat and barley, eastern England was inundated. Another deluge arrived in February, wrecking plans for spring drilling. “It’s been relentless,” says Jack Watts of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (ahdb), which is funded by a farming levy. As a result, many farmers are being driven towards schemes that pay them for something other than growing food.
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