Scots farmers count the cost after major flooding

Farmers and crofters in Scotland are facing serious losses and a lengthy clean up after heavy rainfall caused flooding across parts of the country, particularly in the north and west.

Farmer Niall Shaw uploaded footage of dozens of silage bales being washed away down the River Array in Inverary over the weekend on Facebook and X.

NFU Scotland (NFUS) said reports of the extensive flooding, landslips and road closures, significant areas of grassland and crops under water and the loss of fodder to flooding were “clear indicators of the unprecedented scale of damage in some parts”.