ORFC 2026 8 – 9 Jan
Before blue-green algae shone a spotlight on Lough Neagh’s pollution crisis, a group of ecologists and farmers came together to design practical, nature-based solutions that could work for both river and farm. Five years on, these approaches are showing results for both the rivers and the farmers. The challenge now is wide-scale adoption. In this session, we’ll hear from The Rivers Trust, a farmer putting the systems into practice, and members of the team who designed them — exploring how farmers, communities and policy makers can work together to make these solutions mainstream.