Pinpoint best practice advice for farmers
A series of helpful guides, produced by Westcountry Rivers Trust as part of Pinpoint.
These guides provide farmers with advice on land management practices to protect water bodies. The advice enables farmers to use farm resources more efficiently, helping to meet Nitrate Vulnerable Zone, Cross Compliance, Farming Rules for Water and other regulations while protecting our environment and natural resources.
Organic by-products
- Introduction
- Application plans
- Storing organic by-products
- Making the most of FYM
- Making the most of slurry
- Dirty water separation
- Silage Liquor
- Composting manures
- Crop and produce waste
- Water pollution risk reduction
Infrastructure management
Soil management
- Introduction
- Checking soil condition
- Recognising soil loss and damage
- Timeliness of operations
- Field drainage
- Managing ditches
Cultivation techniques to protect soils
Using vegetation to protect soil
Nutrient management
- Introduction
- Soil nutrient testing
- Manure and slurry nutrient testing
- Alternative nutrient sources
- Nutrient planning
- Fertiliser management
Managing livestock areas
Managing wetlands
Riparian Management
Silvopasture
Water on the Farm
Waste Management
