Alt Crossens Workshop

November 2024

Over 20 farmers and growers joined us at Mere Brow Village Hall for our latest Water Friendly Farming Workshop in the Alt Crossens catchment. We had presentations from CSF and NFU covering farming grants and budget updates, Mersey Rivers Trust on the Lowland Agricultural Peat Project, Water Resources West presented on farmer Water Abstractor Groups and Environment Agency talked about their new “Harvesting Success” guidance for water friendly farming. All the presentations can be found on the MRT farming hub.

If any farmers or growers in the Alt Crossens catchment are interested in learning more about “Water Abstractor Groups”, please contact us at farming@merseyrivers.org We will set up a meeting for those who are interested with our partners at Water Resources West and Environment Agency.

The presentations from the event can be downloaded here:

CSF Grants & Schemes

NFU Alt Crossens - SFI Update 2024

EA Harvesting Success

WRW, Agricultural Context and Water Abstractor Groups 

MRT Lowland Agricultural Peat Pilot

MRT Alt Crossens Catchment Partnership: Water Friendly Farming Group

SFI Expanded Offer 2024 Look Up Table

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