Henry Ward, whose farm near Lincoln flooded last winter, says he has not yet had any government aid.
Thousands of farmers who were promised financial help after the devastating floods of last winter say they have still not been paid.
It offered grants of up to £25,000. Some early claimants received payment in July but a second eligible group - thought to include several thousand farmers - is still waiting for financial support. Mr Ward has decided not to plant wheat this year in farmland close to the Barlings Eau river, saying the risk of flooding was too great.He said the government payment he would receive for planting this would be "significantly less" than the income from a wheat crop.The Farm Recovery Fund was first announced in January under the Conservative government led by Rishi Sunak.
A government statement in May said the expanded fund was there to help those "who have suffered significant damage to their land as a result of prolonged and extreme wet weather and flooding, and will help support UK food security".Richard Wordsworth, a senior adviser at the National Farmers' Union, said they were seeking clarity from the government over the payments.
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