The Environment Agency has launched a new regulatory guide for farmers in England, covering all aspects of agricultural regulations and good practice for water quality.
Following the end of Cross Compliance in 2023, the guide is designed to help farmers understand the environmental rules and regulations that now govern how they should farm. Called ‘Harvesting Success: Pollution-Prevention Rules for Farmers’, the guide, which is available free of charge, is a first in bringing together all the regulations and guidance for Farming Rules for Water, the Silage, Slurry and Fuel Oil Regulations and Nitrate Vulnerable Zones in England in one place. It provides a quick and easy to use point of reference and also contains a wealth of information on good agricultural practice that will help all farmers and land managers be compliant.
The guide includes regulations and guidance on:
- Diffuse Water Pollution
- Farmyard Drainage, Silage and Oil
- Slurry and Organic Manures
- Manufactured Fertiliser
- Poaching and Erosion by Livestock
- Soils and Cultivation
- Pesticides
- Sheep Dip
- Pigs and Poultry
- Water Resources
- Waste Management
- Legal working distances from water
You can order your copy now through the Environment Agency’s national customer contact centre by email or telephone:
- Email: enquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk
- Tel: 03708 506 506
Alternatively, you can download a PDF copy from the Farming Advice Service website Harvesting Success: Pollution-Prevention Rules for Farmers
