Farmers to stand ground as climate change hits

CLIMATE change will have a major impact on farming in the years ahead, British and Irish agri-leaders have warned.

Experts are predicting warmer, wetter winters, and fewer frosts. Summers will be hotter and drier with more droughts, while there will be more storms and floods, rising sea levels, and less annual rainfall.

New research among National Farmers Union (NFU) members in Britain reveals 60% of farmers believe they are already experiencing climate change and 70% believe they will be affected in the next 10 years.