23/05/2013

Dutch mink farmers are calling for up to one billion Euros in compensation following the ban on fur farming, which will come into force across the Netherlands in 2024. Charlotte Smith hears angry reaction from Wim Verhagen of the Dutch Fur Breeders Association, whose members have been in court arguing their case for compensation. The Netherlands is the third largest producer of mink fur in the world, producing five million pelts a year from 160 farms.
And is big better, or bad? Livestock experts and scientists are meeting in Edinburgh to discuss the latest technology and experiences from intensive production systems around the world and will ask whether 'big farming' is the way forward for the UK.
And continuing our flowery theme, Emma Weatherill walks among the blooms with an independent flower producer in South Gloucestershire.
Presented by Charlotte Smith and produced in Bristol by Anna Jones.