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In recognition of the ‘challenge' Welsh farmers have faced with compliance with the water and slurry storage regulations following the wet weather, the Cabinet Secretary confirmed amendments would be made to the Cross Compliance Verifiable Standards

All farmers in Wales are now required to comply with the pan-Wales Control of Agricultural Pollution regulations. Those utilising cattle slurry in particular will now be preparing for the closed period, which starts October 15

Met Office says 10 English counties experienced wettest September on record

Deputy First Minister says schemes will help build on-farm resilience for future generations

Farmers in England who have been shortlisted for Defra's second round of Slurry Infrastructure grant funding must complete a slurry store location and design assessment form before September 30 2024

The Environment Agency said Neil Dyke had taken suspected samples of pollution from an investigating officer and then drove off in his tractor

The 2025 splash plate ban has worried some and inspired others and Callum Fernihough has chosen to get ahead and make best use of slurry by using a trailing shoe applicator

Farmer ordered to pay £10,000 after pleading guilty to polluting Somerset watercourse

Natural Resources Wales said the leak had stopped people from swimming at Llangrannog and Cilborth beaches in Ceredigion

Ahead of the Welsh Government four-yearly review of the Control of Agricultural Pollution Regulations, NFU Cymru has set up a water quality review group