An advisory group for Somerset based farmers is to be launched with flood risk and water quality likely to be the main topics.
Taking place on Thursday, November 24, Farming with the Flow is an event aimed at raising issues regarding water management and the environment to farmers.
CLA Rural Surveyor, Graham Clark, said land management was central to rural life.
"“It is farmers and landowners who make the decisions on land use that are central to effective land management - and it is critical that public authorities understand that farmers know and understand the land they manage.
"The ambition is to make this farmer and landowner led group a key voice on environmental issues in the county. Given the impact of Brexit this a great time to get involved and shape the future. Anybody involved in farming and land management in Somerset should be concerned about how the county’s water and the environment are managed in the future," he said.
The Somerset Levels has a history of flooding dating back centuries. The tidal range in the Bristol Channel is the second highest in the world, with high tides causing flood water to back up along the rivers across the Levels and Moors in 2014.
Farming with the Flow takes place on Thursday 24 November at the Monks Yard, Horton Cross Farm, Horton Cross, Ilminster TA19 9PT from 7-9pm.
