This summer's drought has illustrated the vital importance of water to the nation's food security, says NFU water resources specialist Kelly Hewson-Fisher.
Silage leak farmer ordered to pay more than £15,000 after filth kills fish and turns brook black leicestermercury.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from leicestermercury.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Environment Agency has successfully prosecuted a Leicestershire farmer for illegally discharging silage effluent into a brook causing the death of around 80 fish.