Farmers trial solutions to commonly breached pollution rules
17 December 2020 |
Unchecked livestock access to watercourses can lead to a breach of regulations and financial penalties
Alternative watering systems, including solar-powered water troughs, have been trialled by livestock farmers as a way of complying with diffuse pollution regulation.
Scottish farmers are developing four cost-effective, practical solutions to the most commonly breached diffuse pollution regulation - General Binding Rule 19.
Autumn and early winter are important times for managing diffuse pollution - as rainfall increases and green cover diminishes, the risk of leaching, poaching and erosion rises.
Through the Farming and Water Scotland initiative, SAC Consulting, part of Scotland s Rural College (SRUC), has been working with farmers to develop the solutions.