Crops & Sugar Beet Standards
IRRIGATION Version 5.1 (modified)
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Key – Those standards which have greater significance (all other standards are normal)
Recommendation – Those which do not affect certification
New – A completely new standard which the member must now adhere to
Revised – A standard that has changed and requires the member to take some different or additional action to before
Upgraded – The standard has been upgraded to a Key standard or from a Recommendation to a full standard
Appendix – Referenced in ‘How you will be measured’. Indicates that additional information is provided in the Appendices, which are available at the end of each section.
CR.IG.2
Untreated sewage water must not be used
How you will be measured
CR.IG.2.a
CR.IG.3
Where irrigating, a water management plan must be produced and used to identify opportunities for water use efficiency and reducing waste
Water management plan
CR.IG.4
Crop irrigation must be based on an identified need
How you will be measured
CR.IG.4.a
Record of irrigation need
CR.IG.5
Records must be kept of irrigation water usage
How you will be measured
CR.IG.5.a
Irrigation records
CR.IG.6
Licenses are in place where required for water used on farm
How you will be measured
CR.IG.6.a
CR.IG.6.b
Abstraction Licence
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IG.3 – Examples of opportunities for more efficient use of water and reducing waste may include:
– computer modelling of crop’s water requirements
– irrigating at night
– maintenance plans to reduce possibility of leakage
– storage of winter storm water
– water use audit
