Pasture pumps and solar powered pumps with water troughs are a sustainable way to provide drinking water to livestock. Implementing this measure on farms will prevent livestock access to river channels thereby preventing damage to channel banks, reduce hydro-morphology impacts and help to improve water quality. This measure is only applicable to those with a Grassland Stocking Rate <170kgs/ha.
Alternative water supply – Pasture pump: up to €400/unit; Max. 4
Alternative water supply – Solar pump: €2,500/unit; Max. 2
Alternative water supply – water trough: up to €300/unit; Max. 5
Alternative water supply – piping and fittings: €150/unit: min 1, max: correspond with what is applied for in troughs.
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