slug pellets Archives - Ocean and Coastal Futures

31 Aug 2016

Farming & Water: Got a spare £600million? Metaldehyde treatment ‘unsustainable’ Anglian Water

A clear example of the costs of farming being passed on to the water sector. This and many other issues will need to be addressed in the post Brexit debate on the future of farming. Anglian Water has warned that the cost of setting up metaldehyde (slug pellet) treatment for drinking water in the East […]

27 Apr 2016

Involving and funding farmers to help manage pesticides – Northumbrian Water

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Farmers in Northumberland are being offered an opportunity to take advantage of grants to help them protect and improve water quality and modernise their farms and equipment through a scheme run by Northumbrian Water. The water company launched Pesti-wise in 2015 as a collaborative initiative; working with farmers and growers within specific target sub-catchments to […]