FARMERS have vowed to continue their fight against plans to allow large parts of Holderness to be claimed by the sea.

National Farmers’ Union (NFU) chiefs attended a meeting in Patrington to see first-hand the impact Environment Agency and Natural England plans would have on farmland.

The NFU claims environmental issues have changed and, with world food shortages, ensuring sustainable food sources has become a priority.

Holderness is known as the bread basket of Yorkshire and is thought to be one of the best wheat-producing areas in the country.

But the agency wants to allow the sea to run further inland to create mudflats for birds.

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