Defra steps up to resolve the confusion around the interpretation of Farming Rules for Water, England. A move from prescription to outcome based legislation requires a widespread change in mindset.
AIC, farming bodies and the Environment Agency met yesterday with Minister Rebecca Pow, with responsibility for Farming Rules for Water and Minister of State for Defra, Victoria Prentice.
The Crop It Like It's Hot Podcast about future policy impacts on crop nutrition. Speaking to the show’s host Alice Dyer, Jane outlined where crop nutrition can go within the context of the Clean Air Strategy, the consultation on urea and the new Sustainable Farming Incentive in England.
Guidance for growers of ready-to-eat crops. The guidance explains how to manage farm manures by developing safety plans that will reduce the risks of microbiological contamination of ready-to-eat crops.
The government’s 25-year Environment Plan calls on the farming community to balance safe, traceable and high-quality British food with the protection and enhancement of the British countryside.
