
Water Management
Charlotte Smith visits a farm in Somerset that has installed a 拢1.5 million water recycling plant, amid concerns that this most precious of natural resources is being squandered.
Charlotte Smith visits a Somerset farm that's installed a 拢1.5m water recycling plant amid concerns that this most precious of natural resources is being squandered. According to Defra, agriculture uses 184 million cubic metres of water a year, and just 3% is currently recycled. Tom and Rich Clothier of Wyke Farms in Bruton decided to 'future-proof' their cheese-making business after two years of drought.
We also hear about two different schemes to harness the natural environment: one is restoring old peat bogs to store water on the moors; the other is testing measures like settlement ponds and natural dams to keep agricultural run-off pollution from entering fresh watercourses.
The producer is Sally Challoner.
Last on
More episodes
Broadcast
- Sat 14 Feb 2015 06:30成人快手 Radio 4 FM
Podcast
-
Farming Today
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside