NFU president Ben Gill will today present a dossier to update Agriculture Minister Nick Brown on the havoc caused to farming by recent flooding.

Mr Gill will tell the minister that the floods have caused widespread problems, with one of the most serious consequences likely to be the threat posed to next year's harvest.

Some damage to farm buildings may be insured, but much of the damage caused on farms will have to be written off as uninsurable losses which could run into hundreds of millions of pounds, he said.

"The floods have knocked Britain's farmers for six. It comes as yet another disaster on top of four dreadful years," Mr Gill added.