Most popular on-line workshop: Veronica Waller of The Farmer Network
A FARMING support group was overwhelmed with interest from Cumbrian producers wishing to invest in slurry management.
More than 85 farmers joined an online workshop to find out about the investment required to reduce ammonia emissions from slurry and possible grants to help towards the cost.
Andy Dyer, Farming and Conservation Officer at Eden Rivers Trust, covered the implications of the Clean Air Act 2019.
He explained that ammonia mixed with particulates in the atmosphere causing health problems and damaging environmentally sensitive sites.
Future regulations will include the need to use low emission spreading equipment from 2025 and proposals to cover slurry stores from 2027.