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Extreme weather and increased water demand continue to put pressure on water availability and the need for growers to demonstrate justification for crop irrigation. 

Íæż½ã½ã are being offered £44 million to help tackle pollution, as part of the Government’s new £1.6 billion Plan for Water.

Ensuring heifers have a long and productive life is crucial to maintaining a profitable dairy enterprise, and achieving optimal growth rates pre-weaning can help realise this.

The Government is being urged to put together a water strategy to protect food security, as farmers struggle with drought conditions across the south and east of the country.