Last week, Alan Lovell, Chair of the Environment Agency delivered a speech at the 2024 NFU Conference. He talks about flooding, dredging, pollution, water resources, funding and more. Also covered by Sky News Environment watchdog chair tells farmers to ‘do better’ on river pollution Environment Agency chair Alan Lovell acknowledged the numerous “financial pressures” on […]

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The Government have confirmed that the new Sustainable Farming Incentive will start accepting applications in a controlled rollout from August, which will offer farmers additional actions and more flexibility to choose the actions they want to get paid for. Farmers will be paid for any action they take that supports food production and improves farm […]

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Livestock farms in England polluted rivers 300 times last year, causing 20 major incidents, according to the latest government figures. Yet only six farms were prosecuted in 2021, with the Environment Agency giving out warning letters instead, the BBC reported. The dairy industry – mostly thanks to the waste its millions of cows produce – […]

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WWF  UK farming and nature must not be ‘an afterthought’ in Government plans to tackle climate change Landmark report highlights untapped extra potential of sustainable farming, which could deliver emissions cuts equivalent to taking an extra 900,000 cars off the road. WWF urges UK governments to get behind farmers shifting towards nature-friendly approaches to tackling […]

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CaBA Agriculture Hub Aims & Objectives  The overall aim of the project is to provide a free to use online data hub that builds upon the existing Catchment Based Approach (CaBA) data package and enables farmers, retailers, CaBA partners (including water companies and NGOs) to more easily identify: Sources of local, environmentally focused farm advice […]

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Defra ‘Farmers take ownership of nitrogen targets in Dorset’s Poole Harbour Farmers in Dorset’s Poole Harbour catchment are aiming to become some of the most nitrogen efficient in the UK. Poole Harbour is designated as a Special Protection Area (SPA), Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and Ramsar site.  But an increase in nutrients entering […]

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Defra: ‘Water body buffering standard of the Sustainable Farming Incentive pilot Find out about the standard for water body buffering, what land is eligible and how much you can get paid. The water body buffering standard is for farmers piloting the Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme. Water body buffers are strips of grassland you plant next to […]

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