Environment Agency

Liberal Democrat MP for Horsham John Milne has written exclusively for Farmers Guardian on why the Government needs to support farmers by strengthening water resilience on-farm

Defra sets aside £1.1m alongside promise of two fast-tracked reservoirs

The Environment Agency has reflected on why farm inspections are important and why farmers should see them as ways to identify areas of improvement

River flow and rainfall averages plummet as dry weather set to continue

Lack of sustained rainfall poses summer drought risk

Over past two years, 70 farmers have been told to install water metres owing to excess usage

Alan Lovell was challenged by Lincolnshire arable farmer Andrew Ward at NFU Conference 2024 to understand the impact flooding had on the health and well-being of farmers

Flooding Secretary Emma Hardy has criticised the previous Conservative Government for failing to protect rural and farming communities from flooding

Wildfarmed's Andy Cato writes on Defra's SFI24 closure, why it is vital that farmers receive support for their efforts in nature and climate recovery, and why nature-rich food production should be seen as the most valuable of investments rather than a subsidy by Government

We find out more about the farmers coming together to better manage water resources