13/07/2012
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside, presented by Charlotte Smith. Farmers in England prepare for trial badger culls in September following a High Court ruling.
Charlotte Smith speaks to a Devonshire farmer preparing for a trial badger cull on his land this autumn.
It follows the High Court's decision to give the English cull of badgers the go-ahead after a legal challenge by the Badger Trust failed. Now, NFU Cymru say they want to see the Welsh Government follow in DEFRA's footsteps.
As some dairy farmers plan for a day of direct action over price cuts, Caz Graham discusses the old days of the Milk Marketing Board with Cumbrian farmer Russell Bowman. And Kevin Bellamy Global Dairy Analyst for Rabobank International explains to Charlotte it's not just in the UK where milk prices have fallen, but across the world.
Presenter: Charlotte Smith. Producer: Clare Freeman.
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