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11:42

22/07/2024: Flooding, Nurseries, Farm safety

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2024/07/22

New figures out today confirm that farming is the most dangerous job in the UK, the Health and Safety Executive says 35 people lost their lives on farms last year.A Kent nursery which imports more than £3 million worth of plants a year has built a control point on its premises to help it save money on post Brexit checks on the UK border.And there were a record number of flood warnings for England's best farmland last winter, according to analysis from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit. The

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20/07/24 - Farming Today This Week: Housebuilding,...

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2024/07/20

What will this week's announcement by the Government on changes to the rules on planning permission for large scale housing projects and for solar farms on agricultural land mean for the countryside?The Welsh minister in charge of policy on climate change and rural affairs has drawn up new payment schemes for farmers to apply for as the EU's Common Agricultural Policy is replaced.And one of the country’s large dairy processors is ending contracts with many smaller farms because it says they don’t

13:43

19/07/2024: Seasonal Workers Visa Review; Cricket Bat...

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2024/07/19

Examining the findings of seasonal workers visa review and the potential impact of any scaling back of the scheme on food security. As more people across the world take up cricket Marie Lennon investigates the demand for bats is having on willow production.And reporter Sarah Swadling meets an accountant turned organic farmer who says the weather this spring has made her consider throwing in the towel.Presented by Charlotte SmithProduced by Tory Pope

14:03

18/07/2024: Dairy, Kings Speech, EV range anxiety

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2024/07/18

One of the country’s large dairy processors is ending contracts with many smaller farms because it says they don’t supply enough milk and because of welfare and sustainability concerns.What will the announcement by the government on changes to the rules on planning permission on large scale projects in housing and for solar panel farms mean for the countryside.And range anxiety for electric vehicle drivers searching for charging points in rural areas.Presented by Charlotte SmithProduced by Alun

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17/07/2024: Welsh farm payments, Rural doctors,...

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2024/07/17

The Welsh minister in charge of policy for climate change and rural affairs has drawn up the preparatory offer to farmers for the replacement to the EU payments scheme.Getting an appointment with a doctor when you live in a rural area presents challenges, one GP surgery outlines how it deals with the issue.And could drones help with some aspects of health delivery in remote areas? It's something being tried out in Wales.Presented by Anna HillProduced by Alun Beach

13:49

16/07/2024: Climate change; Rural housing; Moorland...

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2024/07/16

A climate change think-tank is urging the new government to enable farmers and landowners to pick up the pace to meet net zero emission targets.People living in a Gloucestershire village who have been campaigning against house building, have formed a Community Land Trust to plan and propose new developments that they do want to see - smaller homes for housing association tenants. And urban school children have been learning about life and work in remote stretches of moorland in County

24:43

13/07/24 Farming Today This Week: The new Defra...

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2024/07/13

The Great Yorkshire Show was the first chance for the new Secretary of State for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Steve Reed, to chat with farmers since his appointment, less than a week before. The new Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has committed to relaxing planning rules for house building. It could mean quite a change for rural areas; especially as the boundaries of greenbelt land will be 'reviewed'.The Welsh Government has just published its response to the consultation on its controversial farm

14:04

12/07/2024: Welsh farm payments, Michael Mosley a...

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2024/07/12

There is a response from farmers to the Welsh government consultation with its farmers on the replacement for EU funding which previously caused mass protests.A personal tribute to the late broadcaster and doctor Michael Mosley known on Radio 4 for his series Just One Thing, which was aimed to improve our health, and wellbeing. A preview of Radio 4's Rare Earth programme which looks at the issues surrounding growing meat in a laboratory.And how Artifical Intelligence can help farmers gauge the

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11/07/24 - The Great Yorkshire Show

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2024/07/11

The 165th Great Yorkshire Show takes place this week just outside Harrogate. There are 35,000 people due to attend on each day and 8,500 livestock entries taking to the show rings.Anna Hill meets some of the people showing their pigs, learns about different breeds of pigeon and attends the Battle of the Butchers. She also meets the new DEFRA Secretary, Steve Reed - whose attending the show on his first outing since taking on the job.Presented by Anna HillProduced for BBC Audio in Bristol by Heather

14:28

10/07/2024: Great Yorkshire Show; Coughing pigs; AI...

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2024/07/10

Farmers at the 165th Great Yorkshire Show say what they are hoping to come from the new Labour government.The dream of farmers is to be able to accurately predict the weather, now a group of scientists are pitching in to help with AI – Artificial Intelligence.AI is also assisting on a pig farm, helping the farmer to predict if any of his animals are developing a disease.Presented by Anna HillProduced by Alun Beach

14:14

09/07/2024: New farming minister; Rural housing; Robots

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2024/07/09

The new Chancellor Rachel Reeves has committed to relaxing planning rules for housebuilding, a representative of various rural groups gives her response.Corinne Pluchino is the new Chief Executive of Action with Communities in Rural England - ACRE - a national charity representing 38 county based organisations across England.The new Secretary of State for the Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs is Steve Reed, he had been serving as the Shadow at DEFRA for several years.He is a London

11:57

08/07/24 Artificial intelligence for agri market...

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2024/07/08

From interpreting pigs coughs to detect disease to analysing biodiversity data; all this week we’re going to be talking about artificial intelligence and its use in agriculture. Today, how AI is being used to sift out inaccurate agricultural market research.A year ago the RSPB started turning land that was once arable fields, next to its site at Lakenheath Fen in Suffolk, into a wetland habitat. The hope being that they’d see many species of rare wildlife return, and it’s working. It’s giving the

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06/07/24 - Farming Today This Week: Election...

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2024/07/06

Labour have won the General Election - so what does it mean for food, farming and the environment across the UK?We visit a soft fruit farm where flexible solar panels are being draped over the polytunnels to produce both electricity and strawberries from the same land.And most beekeepers sell honey - but we visit a pair who also sell queen bees, which they send to customers through the post.Presented by Helen MarkProduced for BBC Audio in Bristol by Heather Simons

13:59

04/07/24 University investment, farmer comedian,...

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2024/07/05

Reading University has bought £16m worth of farmland to improve its research into food and farming. The 635-acre site at Tanners Farm, Farley, includes pasture, arable land and woodland and is an addition to the farmland and facilities the university already owns. The university's vice-chancellor said the purchase would help secure the future of agriculture at Reading for the next century to come.As more people flock to the countryside, paths are becoming eroded. Add to that the wet weather and

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03/07/2024 - Creamery closure, bee numbers,...

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2024/07/03

A creamery which has been producing Stilton since 1780 is due to close its doors with the loss of 60 jobs. Tuxford and Tebbutt in Melton Mowbray is owned by the farmer co-operative Arla, which has been trying to sell the creamery as a going concern. They've blamed the closure on what they say is a decline in the speciality cheese market. Dairy industry analyst Chris Walkland explains what's happened. There's been some debate about whether this wet spring has had an effect on the bee population.

14:06

02/07/24 - Danish methane tax, Electric Berries and...

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2024/07/02

Danish farmers are facing a tax on methane from cattle, pigs and slurry. The charges will be based on how many animals a farmer has, and what sort of farming system they use. There will be money available for farmers to introduce technical solutions, such as covering up slurry storage, to reduce emissions.We visit a soft fruit farm in Kent which is part of a trial to generate electricity by draping lightweight, flexible solar panels over some polytunnels.And a study by researchers at the University

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01/07/2024 Fishing industry's election wish list;...

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2024/07/01

"Fishing is about food - it's not a conservation problem, or heritage activity, or a hobby" the words of the fishing industry to politicians as we enter the final few days of campaigning before the general election. The National Federation of Fisherman's Organisations is calling for an incoming government to develop a national fishing strategy. Now most beekeepers sell honey - unless they eat it all of course - but few also sell bees. We speak to a pair of commercial bee keepers who produce honey

25:00

29/06/2024 - Farming Today This Week: Election Special

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2024/06/29

Charlotte Smith hosts an "election special" looking at rural manifesto promises - she explores what's on offer on food, farming, the environment and rural services. She's joined by rural correspondents from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.Presented by Charlotte SmithProduced for BBC Audio in Bristol by Heather Simons

13:53

28/06/2024 Election manifestos; Flower farming; Hemlock

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2024/06/28

All week we've been looking at party manifestos and politicians' pledges on food and farming. We've head from the Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats - today we round up what the other parties are offering the countryside.We meet a family of flower growers in Cornwall who've been farming in the Tamar Valley for half a century. Barry Richards built his first glasshouses in the 1970s before the flower market became dominated by imports which pushed many British flower growers out of

13:40

27/06/24 Lib Dem's Manifesto, Groundswell...

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2024/06/27

All this week we're hearing from the main political parties on what they're offering farmers and rural communities this election. Today it's the turn of the Liberal Democrats who say they'll put an extra £1 billion a year into the agriculture budget.When the Groundswell show started eight years ago it was a small event for the then rather niche 'regenerative farming'. This year's show still held on the Cherry family farm in Hertfordshire expects thousands of visitors to discuss, debate and look at

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