Water as a resource - the Farmer - Paul Hammett, NFU

The NFU champions British farming and provides professional representation and services to its farmer and grower members

Water as a resource:The farmers’ tale

Paul Hammett, NFU

The NFU champions British farming and provides professional representation and services to its farmer and grower members

The NFU champions British farming and provides professional representation and services to its farmer and grower members

The NFU champions British farming and provides professional representation and services to its farmer and grower members

Farming in coastal Suffolk• Soils• Climate• Farm infrastructure

The NFU champions British farming and provides professional representation and services to its farmer and grower members

The NFU champions British farming and provides professional representation and services to its farmer and grower members

Why farming matters• Maximising food production• Sustaining habitats

The NFU champions British farming and provides professional representation and services to its farmer and grower members

The NFU champions British farming and provides professional representation and services to its farmer and grower members

Climate change risks• Extreme weather events• Floods and droughts

The NFU champions British farming and provides professional representation and services to its farmer and grower members

The NFU champions British farming and provides professional representation and services to its farmer and grower members

Water for food• A fair share of water for agriculture

The NFU champions British farming and provides professional representation and services to its farmer and grower members

The NFU champions British farming and provides professional representation and services to its farmer and grower members

Improved water security• Continued development of farm reservoirs• Fiscal incentives• Reduction in red tape• Opportunities for collaboration

The NFU champions British farming and provides professional representation and services to its farmer and grower members

The NFU champions British farming and provides professional representation and services to its farmer and grower members

Demand management• Research & development• Training

The NFU champions British farming and provides professional representation and services to its farmer and grower members

The NFU champions British farming and provides professional representation and services to its farmer and grower members

Abstractor groups• Involve all users in active management • Catchment level• Hands-on management of local resources

The NFU champions British farming and provides professional representation and services to its farmer and grower members

The NFU champions British farming and provides professional representation and services to its farmer and grower members

Abstraction licensing• Certainty• Flexibility• Trading

The NFU champions British farming and provides professional representation and services to its farmer and grower members

The NFU champions British farming and provides professional representation and services to its farmer and grower members

And finally• Demand management• Storage • Leadership• Strategic link between food security and

water security

The NFU champions British farming and provides professional representation and services to its farmer and grower members

Contact detailsPaul Hammett

NFU

01638 672106

07778 337852

paul.hammett@nfu.org.uk