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Tenant farmer misses out on compensation from Defra's Farming Recovery Fund

The Tenant Farmers Association said the Government's decision to make area-based payments without considering evidenced claims has resulted in more severely affected farmers losing out on compensation 'with no means of recourse'

Rachael Brown

17 March 2025 鈥� 3 min read

Tenant farmer misses out on compensation from Defra's Farming Recovery Fund

A Cambridgeshire tenant farmer has criticised Defra for wasting 鈥榯housands of pounds of taxpayers' money by paying out to farm businesses that had little or no flooding damage, while leaving others, like...

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