#UK UK farming not prepared for threat of new diseases amid changing weather New diseases brought on by changing weather patterns could impact Britain's plants and animals, a dairy farmer has warned National Farmers' Union deputy president Paul Tompkins told The Independent: "The UK is not well-prepared for emerging diseases "As our weather patterns change, we are going to be impacted by new diseases for our animals and our plants that we haven't come across before." https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/farming-weather-climate-change-bluetongue-virus-b3029322.html