27 Jun 2018

Water quality report criticised for lack of ambition

From Morning Report, 6:50 am on 27 June 2018

New recommendations from the Land and Water Forum mean some farmers might have to limit the number of stock on vulnerable land. The forum published a report yesterday aimed at better management of lakes and rivers and preventing any further degradation of water quality. Under the proposals, some farmers might have to pull land out of productive use, and be compensated for that. The report's been criticised by environmental groups as not going far enough. Cath Wallace is co-chair of Environmental and Conservation Organisations. She talks to Guyon Espiner.