Farmers Could Hold the Key to Flood Prevention ; Rural Living As the Government Considers the Devastating Impact Last Summer's Floods Had On the Region, Sarah Probert Looks at Whether Farmers Could Help Prevent Similar Events From Happening Again

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Since the Government severed the link between farm subsidies and production, farmers have earned their crust by becoming custodians of the countryside.

A variety of schemes have been introduced, where landowners are paid to enhance their farms for the benefit of wildlife and the environment.

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Farmers Could Hold the Key to Flood Prevention ; Rural Living As the Government Considers the Devastating Impact Last Summer's Floods Had On the Region, Sarah Probert Looks at Whether Farmers Could Help Prevent Similar Events From Happening Again

Now a Government-funded research project is being carried out to see if farmers could be paid to help solve the threat of flooding, which has now been deemed as great as terrorism or a flu pandemic.

The devastating impact of the floods which hit the region in June and July is still be...

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