Farming: environmental management
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This section provides a series of guidance pages on key issues concerning environmental and land management. A number of topics have been grouped together for ease of reference:
Other topics covered within the environmental management section are common land, rights of way, climate change, air and water and water courses.
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Focus: Agri-environment schemes
The Rural Development Programme for England includes support for conservation and improvement of the rural environment, largely through the Environmental Stewardship Scheme. [Further information]
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Environmental management
- Land management
The land management section provides a series of guidance pages on fertilisers, heather and grass, hill farming, grazing, pesticides, set-aside, managing SSSIs and weed control
- Landscape features
Landscape features covers drystone walls,
hedgerows, woodlands and trees.
- Land use and planning
The land use and planning pages cover
planning permission, permitted developments, planning policy and Environmental
Impact
Assessments. It also provides links to evaluation and reclamation of
mineral sites
- Codes of good agricultural practice (COGAP)
The Water, Air and Soil Codes are
designed to provide practical guidance to help farmers and growers avoid
causing pollution and to protect soil as their most valuable resource. A consultation on proposed revisions to three Codes was launched on 21 August 2007.
Other topics covered within the environmental management section are common land, rights of way (see also Public Access pages), climate change, air and water and water courses.
See also:
- Environmental Impact Assessment
Information about the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Scheme for
uncultivated land and semi-natural areas.
- Farmland conservation
The role of agriculture in conservation.
- Fertilisers
Information on the fertiliser sector including details of the legislative
responsibilities
under EC Regulations and domestic law.
- Soil
Soil is a fundamental and irreplaceable natural resource. See the soil section for further details, including information on the soils elements of cross compliance and environmental stewardship.
- Observatory Programme
This has been set up to monitor the impacts on the environment of the 2003 CAP reform measures and other key drivers of agricultural change.
Further information
Environment Sensitive Farming
Defra launched this advice programme in early 2005 to promote management practices that protect soil and minimise pollution of air and water. Includes frequently asked questions about the agricultural waste regulations.
Whole Farm Approach
Defra's electronic service to develop an integrated access point to Defra
and related agencies for farmers and growers.
Page last modified: 24 April 2008
Page published: 1 July 2006
