Catchment management
Launching Slug It Out in Rutland
Slug It Out, Anglian Water’s agricultural trial focused on not using metaldehyde based slug pellets on land surrounding drinking water reservoirs was launched on the 10th May at Rutland Water with an event attended by some of the local farmers...
May 12, 2016
Making the slug pellet switch to protect water
Over the past year, Anglian Water and the farmers who manage the land around some of our key reservoirs – along with the agronomists who advise them – have been working together on a trial. The trial is called Slug...
May 4, 2016
Water friendly young farmers crowned
The results are in and Easton and Otley agricultural college in Norwich has the most water friendly students. The team of Cameron Young, Lewis Hart, Chris Stoles and Peter Hyett have been crowned winners of the Great Farm Challenge 2016 held...
March 18, 2016
Meet Gary the catchment advisor
It’s nearly a year now since we expanded our catchment advisory team so we could help hundreds of farmers in our region deliver healthy crop yields whilst protecting our raw water sources. We’ve travelled the length and breadth of the region...
February 9, 2016
Are you eligible for our pesticide amnesty?
Although pesticides are a vital part of UK agriculture’s tool box, many have been lost because of their impact on water quality or the aquatic environment. For growers, the impact of losing a pesticide can be huge particularly where no...
December 1, 2015
Slug Pellets – the facts
Slug pellets are a vital part of the arable farmer’s toolbox in our region. But how do you know which ones to use, and how can we tell if they are effective? Do you know what pellets you’re using? Are...
October 14, 2015
Farmers on board for Slug It Out campaign
Earlier this year we embarked on a new project to tackle a significant problem facing both the farming and water industries – metaldehyde from slug pellets leaching into our reservoirs. The Slug It Out campaign has an ambitious aim –...
September 14, 2015