water management

George Monbiot loves to reference his rambling articles in the Guardian with 'facts' he's found on Google. And the week, as usual, he's pointing the finger of blame for all the worlds ills on farmers, and quoting TFF with regard to the river Lugg incident...

It’s a harvest day in early August at Elveden Farms. An early potato crop is being lifted. Onions are being laid on top of the soil for a few days before being taken in, a way to reduce drying costs and energy use. The main focus of this sizeable modern farm is root vegetables – potatoes...

Unprecedented weather swings, from the driest February in 30 years to the wettest March in 40 years, highlight how we cannot rely on the weather to avoid drought With two Environment Agency areas remaining in drought, including parts of East Anglia and Cornwall and Devon, the government is...

Written by Michelle Martin from Agriland Asda has started rolling out Linking Environment and Farming (LEAF) Marque certification on its fresh produce in an effort to strengthen its environmental standards. All UK-based fresh produce in the supermarket will feature the LEAF certification...

Apply for a Water Management grant Written by Gordon Jones An on-farm reservoir with filler pipes, funded in the first round. You can now apply for a Water Management grant. Earlier this month, we published the manual for the Water Management grant on GOV.UK. We wanted to give people time...

Investing in Digital Agriculture Technology and its Payback Period Supply chain disruption, rising input prices and labor costs, geopolitical uncertainty together with overall climate change challenges are currently influencing global corporate farming sector. According to the recent McKinsey...

Hedgerows, a common feature of farmed landscapes around the world, provide a number of ecosystem services, including the sequestration and storage of atmospheric carbon in both their own vegetation and the soil. However, since the 1960s, there has been a general decline in hedgerow length and...

Anyone do it and what would be the rough cost for a simple setup? Thanks

Written by Michelle Martin from Agriland Minister with responsibility for floods, Rebecca Pow has today (Wednesday, April 5) announced the first communities to receive funding under the £100 million Frequently Flooded Allowance. These first 53 communities to benefit from the fund, which was...

Water Management grants: get ready for round 2 Written by Gordon Jones Agriculture Investments Limited kindly supplied this photo of their project which used funding from the first round. In a few weeks' time, you will be able to apply for a Water Management grant. To help you prepare...

Slurry Infrastructure grants: first round summary and our next steps Written by Thomas Proudfoot Alison Day Offered alongside better advice and fairer, more effective regulation, the Slurry Infrastructure grant is designed to help livestock farmers make better use of their slurries to meet...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The UK government has increased the money for slurry infrastructure for farmers to £34 million through the first round of the Slurry Infrastructure Grant. This increase, announced today (Tuesday, April 4), is more than two and a half times the...

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine Farmers will be able to apply for funding for improved slurry management and water efficiency, as part of new Defra plans announced today. The support is through the government’s Plan for Water – which covers both the quality of water, and its...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The Northern Ireland sheep sector is not specifically mentioned in the ‘Future Agricultural Policy Proposals’ discussion paper. The aforementioned measure was put out for public consultation by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural...

Questionnaire aimed at all UK farmers Hello all. Would greatly appreciate any responses to my questionnaire, I am a final year BSc (Honours) Agriculture student studying at Harper Adams University. I am investigating the current state of land drainage in the UK for my individual Honours...

The Felixstowe Peninsular is one of the driest areas of the country, yet every year thousands of tonnes of fresh water are pumped away into the River Deben. A collaborative project set up by farmers is reclaiming the water, storing it in artificial aquifers to supply summer irrigation. It offers...

The science behind the Sustainable Farming Incentive Written by Bethan McGregor  Alison Day Through the Sustainable Farming Incentive, we're paying farmers to carry out actions that support both a sustainable farm business and a healthy natural environment. Food production relies on...

Grants available in 2023 Written by The Team Sarah Stewart In 2023, more than £168m of funding will be available through a variety of grants. We’ve shared quite a few blog posts on grants recently. To make it easier for you to see what’s available and plan, we’ll give you a roundup of...

Introduction: Good soil health is crucial to our farming systems, providing the essential medium to grow our food and the foundation for our varied landscapes. Soils also deliver many wider benefits including sequestration and storage of carbon, diverse ecosystems, regulation of water and...

On the day the UK government announced a new Department for Energy and Net Zero, headed up by Grant Shapps, speakers at Low Carbon Agriculture show 2023 called for urgent action to improve grid connections to reach net zero and build energy security in the UK. Speaking in the keynote session...