Make Water Great Again!

Make Water Great Again!

Catchment Sensitive Farming are delivering a rainwater harvesting and pesticide event for farmers and land managers.

By CSF East Midlands

Date and time

Tuesday, May 14 · 10am - 2pm GMT+1

Location

Holton Farms Ltd

Holton Farms Ltd Holton le Moor LN7 6AG United Kingdom

About this event

  • 4 hours

Catchment Sensitive Farming are delivering a rainwater harvesting and pesticide event for farmers and land managers. Join us to learn about rainwater harvesting and how to reduce the risk of pesticide pollution. The event will involve a tour of a newly installed rainwater harvesting system, along with detailed advice on how to keep pesticides out of water.


Key speakers will be available to talk you through; the design process and benefits of installing a rainwater harvesting system on both arable and livestock farms, the design and implementation of pesticide handling facilities, biobeds and biofilters, how to best protect surface water and groundwater from pesticides, along with available grants and advice to help you get this right.

Representatives from Catchment Sensitive Farming, Anglian Water, JRH Water Management and a VI Champion Farmer will be delivering these talks and will be available for questions and discussion during the day.

By kind permission of Holton Farms

BASIS and NRoSO points will be available.

Refreshments and lunch will be provided please provide us with dietary requirements upon booking.

Organized by

The CSF partnership provides local expert advice, training and grant support to enable farmers to take voluntary action to improve the environment and their farm business.

For more information visit gov.uk/catchment-sensitive-farming