Any water abstractors out there need to get signed up for this. Lots of changes around the corner which will mean licence volume reductions for all types of water source. eventbrite.co.uk/e/are-you-read… Melvyn Kay

Busy day today with sunshine after frost! Pleased that #Sustainable Irrigation lakes nicely full. Our staff organised by Tom Deards busy putting up Polytunnels, Pruning Raspberries and packing Windmill Hill Fruits for M&S lovely #Frozen #Raspberries

Sunday Times (Rod Liddle) speaks (indirectly) about the water wasted irrigating almonds in desert areas.

February Fill Dyke….not this year. Reservoir only 20% full. Land drains have not run yet. Still in drought status in E.Anglia….another interesting year ahead. #foodsecurity #irrigation

Join us & thousands more managing abstraction licences online. We’re bringing our water resources licensing service to you at Wednesday’s Melvyn Kay conference. Bring licence details to begin registering on the day. Find out more: …on-impoundment-licence.service.gov.uk/welcome #abstraction

Today UKIA are talking about how to reduce the impact of drought on food production #irrigation #water #agriculture

Finally filling the reservoir from river water on Monday after 60mm rain so far this month. The river is now almost over the bank, I still think we should have been filling when it was 6-8” higher than normal, but the Environment Agency know best,🤣🤦‍♂️ Kelly Hewson-Fisher Melvyn Kay

In coverage of UK budget, note how many comments point out lack of a ‘plan’. After years of deriding planning, people are realising planning can be good. ‘Let markets decide’ mantra is running out of road. UK needs a food plan for resilience. Big questions are ducked: 1/2

1. How much food should UK grow? & how? 2. What to do about food chain labour crisis? 3. How to shift diets to cut ill-health costs & stop ecosystems damage? 4. How to reduce food burden in cost of living crisis without increasing exploitation? 5. How to reduce food inequalities?

Could not agree more. Particularly about the need for water. Without it nothing grows.

The brilliant Professor Tim Lang concludes our documentary on food security. Find out what he had to say in this exclusive interview 👇 buff.ly/40biEaV #foodproduction #zoonoses #climatechange #foodsecurity

Sad to report the death of Prof Gordon Spoor early this month. He was well known to anyone who has been associated with Silsoe College, Cranfield University (Formerly The National College of Agricultural Engineering). Gordon was an inspiration for many h…lnkd.in/eq7fjPnw

Deeply sad and politically short-sighted of UK Govt to axe commitment to a fruit & vegetable strategy. Bad thinking. Wrong signals for land use & health. Read Minister’s statement: questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questi… Shame on him! Then read furious Vicki Hird MSc FRES 🐝🦋 🍃💚🍃 comment: sustainweb.org/blogs/may23-ho…

Check out this upcoming event I’ll be attending lnkd.in/ebq7FK6C

UKIA Spring Conference 6 March Peterborough Planning for abstraction reform: Are you ready to protect your water rights? ukia.org for programme and speakers. Booking open with 10% early bird discount for individuals up to end of January. #irrigation # agriculture

6 FREE places for U35s details and application via ukia.org UKIA Annual Conference Wednesday 6 March 2024 Orton Hall Hotel Peterborough "Planning for abstraction reform: Are you ready to protect your water rights?"

UK Irrigation Association Conference 6 March Peterborough Planning for abstraction reform: Are you ready to protect your water rights? Full details and registration ukia.org #irrigation #agriculture #water #drainage

Six FREE places at UKIA conference on 6 March for young professionals in agriculture U35. Visit ukia.org for more information. #irrigation #drainage #water #agriculture

Looking for that special Christmas gift for your water friends? A great book just published can fill the gap: Try "Sustainable Development and Water Security: Towards Achieving a Water Secure World" READ a sample on Amazon amazon.co.uk/Sustainable-De… Please retweet.

Want to explore the world of water security and its impact on sustainable development. Have a look at this book Title Detail: Sustainable Development and Water Security by Melvyn Kay and Olcay Unver. Agenda Publishing also on Amazon with free sample chapter.