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Air & Water Quality

The Farming Advice Service helps farmers understand the rules around farm activity which impacts air and water quality, and provides help and guidance on resources to help them meet these requirements.

On this page you will find FAS content on air and water quality including 

  • Government support and grants 
  • Legislation, including Farming Rules for Water
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Technical Articles

Newsletters

  • FAS Newsletter September 2025

    Issue 115

    • How to contact your local Catchment Sensitive Farming Team
    • How a Somerset dairy farm tackled challenges with slurry storage and silage clamp issues
    • An update on Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT) and the Farming and Countryside Programme’s (FCP) annual report
    • Celebrating Young Farmers Week 6-10 October
    • New restrictions for burning on all England upland peat deeper than 30cm, unless subject to a license
    • £12 million to turn brilliant ideas into farm technology
    • Improved TB mapping tool ibTB gives farmers more certainty about disease risks when purchasing cattle
    • Innovate UK BridgeAI: free in-person workshops and online webinars
    • Updates from the Defra Farming blog and industry announcements
  • FAS Newsletter August 2025

    Issue 114

    • Environment Agency urges farmers to start preparations for winter slurry storage
    • New Technical Article - Water Quality and Farming
    • RPA blog: Getting the most from herbal leys within improved grassland systems
    • Sustainable Farming Incentive Expanded Offer for 2024 (SFI 2024): understanding the annual declaration
    • How a North Yorkshire a dairy farm addressed issues with its silage clamps
    • How Cambridgeshire Farmers Are Fighting Fires
    • Trees on farm: New video series “Stages of woodland management”
    • Continued Dry Weather – An Opportunity for Reservoir Inspection and Maintenance?
    • Constructing A Large Raise Reservoir
    • Updates from the Farming blog and industry announcements
  • FAS July Front Page

    Issue 113

    • SFI 2023 – Annual Declarations update
    • An Update on Capital Grants
    • An Update on Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier
    • New Technical Article - RPA Advice & Guidance and Site Visits
    • Trees on farm: Helping young trees survive hot, dry weather
    • National Framework for Water Resources Launched
    • Trees on farm: Helping young trees survive hot, dry weather
    • Water abstraction restrictions and dry weather support from the Environment Agency
    • Animal Plant Health Agency.
    • NVZ and nutrient management
    • Public rights of way
    • How a Cheshire dairy farm worked with the Environment Agency to reduce the risks of water pollution
    • Updates from the Farming blog and industry announcements

Podcast

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    Episode 7

    Nutrient Management with Mel Holloway

    16 mins
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    Episode 1

    Reducing ammonia emissions on farm, with Keesje Avis and John Morgan of Creedy Associates

    24 mins

Upcoming Events

  • CSF

    Farming roadshow: support and resilience - Thame

    Join Catchment Sensitive Farming, the Forestry Commission and Natural England for a free workshop.

    6th Nov 2025
    09:30 - 15:00 (GMT)
    Lopemede Farm, Thame Road, Long Crendon OX9 3SH

    Book your free place here

  • CSF

    Somerset: Livestock slurry – Your liquid asset

    Join AHDB and Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) for an informative event on Integrated Slurry Management, i...

    11th Nov 2025
    11:00 - 14:30 (GMT)
    Beckington Memorial Hall, Bath Road, Beckington, Somerset BA11 6SF

    Read more and book here

  • CSF

    Devon: Livestock slurry – Your liquid asset

    Join AHDB and Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) for an informative event on Integrated Slurry Management, i...

    13th Nov 2025
    11:30 - 14:30 (GMT)
    Hatherleigh Community Centre, Hatherleigh, Okehampton, Devon EX20 3HB

    Read more and book here

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