More areas around the country will benefit from help to tackle harmful water pollution, Environment Minister Jane Kennedy announced today. The England Catchment Sensitive Farming Delivery Initiative aims to help farmers to reduce diffuse water pollution from agricultural land through a range of advice and incentives. The Initiative will expand its coverage from this month (October) with new target areas, including extensions of existing priority catchments and 10 new priority areas. Environment Minister Jane Kennedy said: “Taking care of our waterways through responsible farming practices isn’t just good for the natural environment – it is vital for the future of a sustainable, healthy farming industry. By extending the areas covered by this programme, we’ll be helping even more farmers and land managers to deal with local problems to improve the health of the entire catchment.”

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30 October 2008
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