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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
