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As part of the transition to a more sustainable future, improving air and water quality is fundamental. New regulations will come into force to reduce ammonia emissions and fertiliser use in the agricultural sector. We look at low-emission farming techniques which can help you become less reliant on inputs that are harmful to the environment.

AGRICULTURAL TRANSITION

English farmers make progress on water compliance

Thousands of farmers in England are taking action to improve water quality, with new Environment Agency figures showing environmental compliance is moving in the right direction despite significant challenges remaining.…

LIVESTOCK

Free water bowsers on offer from Severn Trent

Livestock farmers in Worcestershire and Gloucestershire are being offered free mobile water bowsers by Severn Trent as pressure grows on farm water supplies during increasingly dry conditions. The water company…

ENVIRONMENT

Droughts and floods: Double challenge for farmers everywhere

Water management is a mounting challenge for farmers everywhere, with climate change ensuring many have experience of both “too much” and “too little”, sometimes in the same season. Nowhere are…

AIR AND WATER

NI Water scheme rewards farmers who reduce water pollution

Farmers operating in the Seagahan catchment in County Armagh are being offered funding to help protect drinking water supplies, retain valuable soil and nutrients, and improve farm sustainability over the…

ENVIRONMENT

8 ways to prepare for tighter rules on water quality

Primarily focused on water companies and signalling a major overhaul of England’s water system, the government’s Water White Paper also targets farmers, pledging to hold them strictly accountable for the…

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

How to start improving on-farm water quality

Putting resilience measures into a farming business is one of the best ways to protect water, prevent pollution and retain more water in the landscape. With many of the major…

ENVIRONMENT

How green outcomes can be delivered on a shoestring budget

In the heart of the Lake District, a group of 49 farmers has been testing whether environmental progress can be made without deep pockets. They are discovering just how far…

AIR AND WATER

New Wales task and finish group to address agri-pollution

The Welsh government is establishing a new task and finish group to support the tackling of agricultural pollution and implement the recommendations from the review of the Control of Agricultural…

AIR AND WATER

Farmers form water abstraction group to protect supplies

Farmers in North Shropshire have formed a new water abstraction group amid growing pressures on supplies in the area.  The aim of the Shropshire Severn Water Abstraction Group (Sswag) is…

ENVIRONMENT

Water quality and supply: Striking the right balance on farm

Climate change and weather volatility pose major concerns for UK agriculture. In the past year alone, the UK experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall during the winter months, followed by one of…

WEED MANAGEMENT

Why propyzamide use in OSR and beans remains in the balance

Delivering best practice for successful weed control with propyzamide while preventing it from entering water courses and reservoirs remains a difficult balance. What’s good for weed control frequently increases the…