Irrigation and Water Resources

Irrigation and Water Resources

As water resources become more unpredictable, and demands increase, the NFU has responded with a wealth of supply management information.

Helping farms cope when water supplies are cut

Fenland Levels: New arrangements for notifying abstraction licence restrictions

Growers urged to act now on rainwater harvesting rules

Members urged to check farm wastewater bills

Read your water meter

NFU survey shows scale of continuing drought impacts

NFU responds to Defra consultation on water management

East Anglia farmers 'concerned but not panicking' about irrigation prospects

NFU members: Tell us if your business is still being affected by dry weather

Irrigation prospects: Initial forecast for 2019

Environment Agency licence flexibility provisions extended to reservoir filling

Defra consultation targets abstraction licence changes.

Drought fears grow as cold, dry weather continues

Work starts on government planning framework to combat droughts and water shortages

Act now to protect your farm against water leaks this winter

Resilience measures needed to combat extreme weather impact on farming sector

No time to lose with trickle irrigation licence applications

Abstraction priority catchment approach launched in East Anglia

No immediate risk but concerns linger for a dry 2019

Moving from abstraction licences to permits