Action 43
"The Prevention of Environmental Pollution from
Agricultural Activities (PEPFAA) Code, which offers
practical guidance on farming in ways which minimise risk
to the environment, will be reviewed by a team which
includes a farming industry representative. This should
allow the review to make use of practical farming
experience and to consider how best to promote the messages
of the Code within the farming community."
Progress
The Scottish Agriculture Pollution Group (SAPG) (whose
membership comprises representatives from SEERAD, the
Scottish Agricultural College, the Scottish Environment
Protection Agency and NFU Scotland) produced in 2002 the
PEPFAA DOs and DON'Ts Guide, which was issued to all
agricultural businesses in Scotland. This Guide gives
practical advice on how to prevent agricultural pollution
in an easy to understand format.
SAPG have also prepared a draft revision of the full
PEPFAA Code, last published in 1997. This full Code will
add detail to the messages contained in the DOs and DON'Ts
Guide. It is being aimed principally at farmers and
agricultural contractors who want to know what lies behind
the Guide and will provide useful background for industry
and environmental advisers, as well as those who wish to
use the Code as an educational tool. In preparing the
revised version of the Code, consultation has taken place
with industry and environmental interests. Farmers' Focus
Groups have been held to evaluate the Code's contents.
Recent legislative developments necessitated a further
review by SAPG to ensure that the revised PEPFAA Code will
reflect - as much as possible - the current legislative
position.
The revised version of the Code is expected in March
2005. A revise of the DOs and DON'Ts Guide is expected at
the same time. As with the previous edition, that will be
issued to all agricultural businesses in Scotland.
Links
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/environment/pepf-00.asp
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