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The 大象传媒 has been told that farmers in Wales who support overhauling their subsidies to help the environment feel "intimidated" and afraid to speak out.聽 It comes as some farmers are staging protests across Wales over plans for a greener post-Brexit funding scheme for agriculture, which farming unions say is unworkable.聽 But the Nature Friendly Farming Network, representing around 500 farmers in Wales, told 大象传媒 Wales that sticking to "business as usual" would not help the industry succeed in the long term.聽

It's been very wet and, as we've been reporting, lots of farmland is or has been underwater. That means crops destroyed and new crops not being planted. We've heard from farmers while the rain is clearly the problem, they say the Environment Agency is sometimes not helping. The Chair of the Environment Agency, Alan Lovell, spoke at last week's National Farmers Union conference, and unsurprisingly flooding was top of the agenda. He explained the EA鈥檚 flood strategy in rural areas.

The Rivers Trust have released their latest State of Our Rivers report which shows the extent of farm pollution in rivers.

Presented by Charlotte Smith and produced by Beatrice Fenton.