Wet weather and flooding

Browse our resources for managing the challenges and impact of wet weather and flooding. 

This includes animal welfare, feed and water safety, housing, disease risks and practical steps to reduce stress and health issues.

You will also find tools and resources for assessing feed stocks, water contamination and long-term planning.

Make the most of your farm's potential with the latest regional grass growth and quality data and analysis, updates and resources.

Tips, tools and advice on slurry storage to help you reduce costs, add value and protect the environment.

Excess winter rainfall increases nitrate, which increases nitrate leaching and reduces nitrogen availability for crops. 

Check how to adjust nitrogen fertiliser plans using our Nutrient Management Guide (RB209).

Explore how to minimise soil erosion, maintain soil cover, improve structure, and use physical barriers like hedges, buffer zones and shelterbelts.

Covering hundreds of sites across the UK, our map-based tool can show how much rain has fallen during the critical winter wheat flowering and pre-harvest periods.