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Farm Herefordshire Partnership 2024 Impact
We are delighted to share a summary of the partnerships impact in 2024:The Farm Herefordshire partnership continues to strengthen year on year. For 2024 we continued to use the key performance...
Herefordshire farmers share their approach to water and nature friendly farming in the first of four new videos
Farm Herefordshire partners Herefordshire Rural Hub and the Environment Agency are working together to promote responsible and resilient farming practices in the Wye. The first of four videos...
DEFRA publish their plan for the Wye…
DEFRA publish their plan for the Wye...Described as a plan which sets out the actions Defra will take to stop the decline of the River Wye and support the ongoing local efforts to fully restore it...
Farm Herefordshire partnership impact in 2023
The Farm Herefordshire partnership continues to strengthen year on year. For 2023 we developed key performance indicators to enable us to measure our progress and assess the impact of our partners...
Our River. Musings of a Herefordshire farmer.…
We have recently been sent the following article by a Herefordshire farmer operating under the nom de plume of "Denzil Tumbleweed".Here, as a Herefordshire farmer, I’m attempting to offer a...
Farm Herefordshire Survey Provides Insights into Farmers Attitudes
Farm Herefordshire Survey 2023 Agriculture is the largest land use in the county and is currently identified as the largest source of nutrient loss in the Wye catchment. Responses represent 24% of...
Egg Farmer halves pollution levels – BBC News
By using attenuation ponds Farm Herefordshire partner, The Wye & Usk foundation, have helped farmer Joe Orgee of Much Cowarne to improve water quality on his poultry farm. By installing a series...
Avara: Changes to poultry litter management in the Wye catchment
On the 10th August 23, Avara outlined changes to how poultry manure will be managed in the Wye catchment. Avara CEO Andy Dawkings, has written to farming partners to confirm the changes with poultry...
CLA Article – Supporting Sustainable Farming
CLA article - Supporting sustainable Farming A recent article by the CLA’s Natalie Oakes looks at the collaborative approach of the Farm Herefordshire partners. “A number of rural organisatons are...
Natural England River Wye and Lugg condition assessment status change
Natural England River Wye and Lugg condition assessment and status change The River Wye Site of Scientific Special Interest (SSSI) and the River Lugg SSSI, this means the River Wye and part of the...