VIDEO: Scottish farmers count cost of severe flooding

Three days of unprecedented rainfall has left fields and crops underwater

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Silage bales floating out to see following heavy rainfall in Scotland
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Silage bales floating out to see following heavy rainfall in Scotland

Farmers across Scotland are assessing the damage after heavy rainfall over the weekend led to fields and crops being destroyed. NFU Scotland said it has issued an emergency call to its network of regional...

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