Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) provides local expert advice to farmers and land managers to combat water and air pollution from the agricultural sector and improve soil quality.
Island Rivers are one of the key stakeholder groups interacting with the delivery of CSF services on the Isle of Wight. The delivery of CSF advice is led by Natural England in partnership with Defra and the Environment Agency along with local partner organisations. . On the Isle of Wight, Natural Enterprise – an island-based NGO – is the local partner organisation facilitating delivery.
The completely free-of-charge and confidential advice provided enables and empowers Isle of Wight farmers to take voluntary actions to reduce impacts on pollution receptors, such as rivers, and help protect local habitats and ecology.
Although distinctly separate entities, members of our team at Island Rivers regularly interact with the CSF adviser for the Isle of Wight and also attend the steering group meetings.
For more information about CSF services on the Isle of Wight, please use the following link below:
https://naturalenterprise.co.uk/catchment_sensitive_farming/
Alternatively, CSF services also have a contact number and email address:
01983 296244