The Environment Agency released its first Agriculture Report on 30 June 2026, summarising the sector’s environmental performance and regulatory outcomes. Over the past five years, agency officers have carried out more than 19,000 inspections of non‑permitted farms to enforce water‑quality regulations. Non‑compliance rates have averaged 48 % during that period, with a 5 % decline in the most recent year. The report highlights that farmers have completed over 19,000 improvement actions since April 2021, ranging from minor gutter repairs to full slurry‑store replacements. The agency plans to raise the number of annual inspections to 6,000 over the next three years, supported by additional funding and new tools such as ALERT and remote sensing to target work more efficiently.
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