The National Farmers' Union (NFU) said the county's farmers had been hit hard by heavy snow, with hundreds of animals likely to have been lost.

BBC: Cumbria locator

And the ruling body of the National Farmers' Union (NFU) this week agreed on a vote of no confidence in the agency's ability to deliver the payments.

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Thousands of sheep and new-born lambs have died in the recent cold spell, according to the National Farmers' Union (NFU).

BBC: Cold weather: Winners and losers from the long winter