Weather changes and updates planning laws present new challenges
The Island's farming community is dealing with 'drastic' damage following Storm Darragh.
Manx Radio's Farming Correspondent Kirree Kermode says the weekend's weather has been a disaster for local farmers.
Hundreds of trees were brought down by winds reaching in excess of 90mph.
Kirree says changes to the climate and planning laws present new challenges for the agriculture sector during extreme weather events:
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