Water and farming - meeting the Minister

Last week I hosted a roundtable with Norfolk and Suffolk water abstractor groups, Terry Jermy MP for South West Norfolk, and Water Minister Emma Hardy.

The meeting brought together farmers and water abstractors, who are working to make sure that in our region water security can underpin food security.

Licences for water abstractions for many local farms will be reduced, due to agreements set many years ago to help sustain water for human in our region. But we must make sure that we are doing everything we can to support farmers ensure that they have enough water to grow their crops.

In Suffolk and Norfolk, water abstractor groups - led by farmers - are doing amazing things and using innovations to make sure that we have the water we need to continue to grow on our farms in the East of England.

This roundtable was able to bring the farmers and the Minister together - and to share some of that insight.