Practical Water Management for Farmers: Building Farm Resilience

** Open to farming businesses in East Devon, Exeter, Mid Devon and Teignbridge.

Join us for an online event focused on practical water management for farmers, with real-world experiences, project learnings, and updates on funding opportunities.

The event provides an opportunity to explore practical approaches to water management and learn from others working to improve farm water resilience.

What we’ll cover:

• Shillingford Organics: Practical experience from the farm

Hear about the lessons learned about irrigation, types of appropriate irrigation, and growing crops in drought and heat conditions, including what to avoid when planting in those conditions. Martyn will also touch on storing winter surplus water in reservoirs.

• West Country Rivers Trust (WRT): Learning from the Water Net Gain project

Hear from Lucia at WRT about insights and learnings from the Water Net Gain project, with a focus on practical approaches to managing water on farms.

• Farm funding updates

Find out about funding opportunities to support farm water management, including an update on Defra’s Water Management Grant, subject to availability.

• Questions and discussion

There will be opportunities to ask questions and share experiences throughout the event, with a dedicated Q&A at the end.

• Who should attend?

This event is aimed at farmers, particularly those based in Mid Devon, East Devon, Exeter and Teignbridge, who are interested in practical water management, improving farm resilience and exploring potential funding opportunities.

Register now to join us online.

Please note that all attendees must complete a registration form as part of the funders’ participation requirements.