Farmers trial solutions to commonly breached pollution rules
Farmers trial solutions to commonly breached pollution rules 17 December 2020 | Unchecked livestock access to watercourses can lead to a breach of regulations and financial penalties Alternative watering systems, including solar-powered water troughs, have been trialled by livestock farmers as a way of complying with diffuse pollution regulation. Scottish farmers are developing four cost-effective, practical solutions to the most commonly breached diffuse pollution regulation - General Binding Rule 19. Autumn and early winter are important times for managing diffuse pollution - as rainfall i...