Catchment Sensitive Farming Phase 4 Delivery Report Update (April 2016 – March 2018) (NE748)

This Delivery Report covers the first 2 years of Phase 4 activities of the Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) partnership from April 2016 to March 2018. It includes a description of the governance arrangements followed by discrete sections on each of the main work areas.
This report is designed to accompany, and provide context for, the CSF Evaluation Report (report no. JP030) prepared by the CSF Evidence Team in the Environment Agency, which documents the programme outcomes from initial farm engagement to water quality improvements across England. The report also highlights improvements to a broader range of benefits; through better targeting and working with a broader range of partners to deliver shared ambitions in catchment management.
The two reports can be read together to give a full view of CSF from delivery to real outcomes to give a full picture from programme implementation to the consequent environmental benefits.