The Defra Farm Restoration Fund has been expanded to allow applications from farmers in four more counties in England.
The Ministry of Environment, Food, and Agriculture (Defra) and the Rural Payments Agency announced another $ 7.4 million to farmers affected by the floods in February 2020.
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On Monday, April 6, it was decided to open a fund for farmers located in the following units:
- Herefordshire;
- Shropshire;
- Staffordshire;
- East and North Yorkshire.
The scheme will also be expanded to Nottinghamshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire.
The government will provide an additional amount of about 7.4 million dollars, increasing the total amount of funding that will help farmers return their land to 12.3 million dollars.
Defra works closely with the Environmental Agency to determine if there are other areas that will be eligible for the fund.
The Farm Restoration Fund was opened to support farms affected by the June and July 2019 floods in North Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, and then expanded to cover further flood losses in parts of South Yorkshire, Gloucestershire and the Midlands in November 2019.
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