Farmers say the Environment Agency has not put pumps in place in time to drain flooded land.
Farmers are angry at the Environment Agency's "slow response" to pump out water from their flooded fields.He said it could take officials seven to 10 days to put in place water pumps and blamed "red tape and paper work" for the delay."We met Mr Winslade last night and explained the situation," he said.
"The last few weeks have been a challenge. The moor filled up very fast," Mr Winslade, whose farm is near Burrowbridge, said. "But the EA then turned around and said it would be within seven to 10 days of the trigger points being met when they'll install the pumps.The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.He said he represents his local farming community in saying the EA's response "has not been quick enough"."It's people's livelihoods that are going under water. We've lost grass seed, corn to feed the cattle in the winter and it's a massive cost.
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