Farming Today This Week

Farmers say British pork could become very rare if they continue to lose money. Charlotte Smith asks why, and finds out how some farmers are making pigs pay.

The export of live pigs to China is booming business. China has half the breeding sows in the world, and the genetics of British pigs are highly valued there. So Jumbo Jets are being loaded with live British animals to develop their herds.

The volatile wheat price has caused pig feed to double, causing huge problems for farmers trying to balance the books. But a visit to one Staffordshire farmer shows how by getting rid of some animals and growing your own feed, some of the losses can be wiped out.

Some farmers believe big farms are the best way to make money, and with a large and very controversial pig farm being planned for the village of Foston in Derbyshire, Charlotte Smith talks to the man behind the project and looks at some of the objections to the scheme.

And Farming Today This Week takes to the streets to see whether shoppers prefer British or imported ham.

Presenter: Charlotte Smith Producer: Melvin Rickarby.