In your field: Mike Harris - 'Our sheds flooded and we were powerless to stop it'

With the clocks changing, the dry weather came to an abrupt end on the last day of October. What we were not prepared for, however, was the absolute deluge of rainfall which fell out of the sky on that morning.

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In your field: Mike Harris - 'Our sheds flooded and we were powerless to stop it'

With the clocks changing, the dry weather came to an abrupt end on the last day of October. What we were not prepared for, however, was the absolute deluge of rainfall which fell out of the sky on that...

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