In issue 5 of our newsletter we focus on: - The ‘C’ word - Land Incentive Scheme continues to grow - Back on the road with our project updates - The knowns and unknowns of the herbicide MCPA - An insight into how our water is treated - Working from home but learning from home - A word to contractors - Forestry Pilot Update - Peat Pilot Update - Drone videos of the Erne and Derg
The Land Incentive Scheme Booklet provides information on the Source to Tap Project's Pilot Cross-border Farming Scheme. The Scheme aims to give landowners, who farm in the part of the River Derg catchment upstream of the Derg Water Treatment Works, grants of up to £20,000 for a farm business based in Northern Ireland; €23,000 for a farm business based in Ireland, to make some small changes in farming practice that will make the farm business more sustainable whilst also helping to protect water quality in the River Derg.
On the 7th March 2018 we held a very successful networking event to explore the synergies between projects that are taking place within our project areas. This was useful for everyone involved in order to understand the opportunities for collaboration and to avoid replication and stakeholder fatigue.