The Scottish Government has pledged to do all it can to help farmers and crofters affected by flooding.
As producers across the country are left counting the cost of drenched fields, dead livestock and flooded buildings, many are asking what support will be offered to them to help with the clean-up operation.
NFU Scotland has called on government to consider making funds available to rebuild any damaged flood defences and to reinstate flooded land back into production.
Earlier this week the union’s vice president, Andrew McCornick, called for an urgent review of flood prevention measures designed to protect farmland.
Flood-hit farmers in England are being offered emergency funding of up to £20,000 each, while the Irish Government has committed 2million euros (£1.5million) to a scheme for farmers who have suffered fodder losses as a result of sever flooding.
No financial support has been announced for Scottish farmers, however farm minister Richard Lochhead says he is still considering what action government can take to help.
He said: “I have been staggered and amazed by some of the sights that I have seen on Scotland’s farmlands. Earlier this week I visited Kincraig farm, just outside Brechin, where I saw the impact that recent floods had on arable fields in the area.
“I am in discussion with NFU Scotland and I will initiate further discussions with the wider sector this week to understand both the scale of the impact on farmland and what measures we can take, if any, to mitigate the impact and to work with the farmers.”
The government’s agricultural wet weather working group is due to meet on Monday to discuss the problem.