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Most popular on-line workshop: Veronica Waller of The Farmer Network A FARMING support group was overwhelmed with interest from Cumbrian producers wishing to invest in slurry management. More than 85 farmers joined an online workshop to find out about the investment required to reduce ammonia emissions from slurry and possible grants to help towards the cost. Andy Dyer, Farming and Conservation Officer at Eden Rivers Trust, covered the implications of the Clean Air Act 2019. He explained that ammonia mixed with particulates in the atmosphere causing health problems and damaging enviro...

The project aims to slow the flow of water to Lorton and the River Cocker Picture: West Cumbria Rivers Trust Work on a natural flood management project at Whinlatter Forest has officially begun. In partnership with Forestry England and the Environment Agency, West Cumbria Rivers Trust is installing over 200 leaky dams in Aiken Beck, Whinlatter Gill and various tributaries and forest ditches. The project aims to slow the flow of water towards Lorton and the River Cocker, utilising logs and tree trunks from Whinlatter to create the dams, which will hold back water when beck lev...

THE Farmer Network is organising an on-line workshop on Monday, February 22 from 7pm to help farmers plan for the implications of the Clean Air Act…

A NEW independent agricultural college is on the cards for Cumbria. That's the pledge from a group fighting to save125-year-old Newton Rigg college from closure in the summer with more than 100 jobs losses. Yesterday the Further Education Commissioner announced it deemed the Penrith college financially unviable and found no suitable bids were received to take it over. More than 500 students and apprentices attend, but the FEC said "most" courses and training could be found elsewhere. Owner Askham Bryan College in York plans to sell the site when it closes in July. However, chairman ...

ZOOM! Teams! And talking plain English – it’s a challenge! Since lockdown started, my working life has morphed into what feels like a never-ending series of online virtual calls. I keep my fingers crossed that our broadband can cope. Sounding like one of Doctor Who’s Daleks is not ideal when you want to clearly explain complex government policy and schemes to a captive audience. The humble farmers’ meeting is one of many ‘normal’ features of everyday life that has had to adapt to the Covid world. Moving to online meetings has not been the easiest. It’s definitely not a day...