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Flood Prevention

Farming news. Anna Hill asks if farmers should be part of the solution to flooding as parts of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland continue to struggle following the deluge.

Anna Hill asks whether farmers should be part of the solution to flooding as parts of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland continue to struggle following the deluge.
An expert from Cranfield University says there should be a 'whole catchment' approach - putting policies in place to store water in the uplands so it's slowly released through the soil and rocks.
And we hear from a farming family in Dumfriesshire who had 300 sheep stolen about the impact that's had, both financially and emotionally.
The producer is Sally Challoner.

13 minutes

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  • Wed 9 Dec 2015 05:45

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