Agri-environment scheme will include financial support to protect watercourses
When there is heavy rainfall most of the water will 'run off' the surface, carrying both dissolved phosphorus and phosphorous attached to clay particles.
The new
Agri Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES), which will open shortly, will include financial support to encourage farmers to take on suitable water quality protection measures for their farm.
Teagasc environment specialist Catherine Keena says farmers can help address the challenges to water, climate and biodiversity by joining ACRES.
