Scotsman: ALTHOUGH the official figures will not be released until later this month, the English National Farmers Union estimates that the extreme weather has caused a staggering 1.3 billion loss in farm income in 2012 as a result of extreme weather problems.
And the union warns that might not be the final tally as many farmers currently have land under water or are facing a double-whammy of huge feed bills for their livestock.
With farmers reeling from both the physical and financial challenges from...