Sean Mitchell, 23, is a Charolais breeder at Grassknop Farm, near Skelton, Cumbria. He is also a member of the British Charolais Cattle Society

"There will be no family farms left"

"I was mostly dead. I am not exaggerating."

"We have had about eight acres of the farm which has completely flooded because streams cannot cope with the amount of rainfall we have experienced"

"We should not allow farmland to be taken away by the National Trust"

"We know that there is a perception that the majority of our investment in flood defences goes to protect urban populations. All flood and coastal risk management projects must be carefully assessed to make sure they benefit the most people and property. But that does not mean we do not prioritise rural communities"

"Once a farm is gone, it is gone."

Ellie Scovell, 24, is originally from Alton in Hampshire. She is a first generation farmer running a beef and calf unit in Upavon, Wiltshire.

Maldwyn 'Gwern' Evans died at Blaenesgair Farm in Ceredigion on June 20

"We do not want this project to be a precedent in the future"