Main content
Sorry, this episode is not currently available

Transatlantic trade negotiations, Renewable energy

MPs on the Environmental Audit Committee say a transatlantic trade deal said to be worth billions of pounds to the British economy could endanger food and farming standards.

Doubts over a trade deal said to be worth billions of pounds to the British economy have been raised in a report published this week by MPs on the Environmental Audit Committee. The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, or T-TIP, is a deal which could see trade between the EU and the US made easier. It's been in negotiation for years, and as we've reported, some fear it could lead to a weakening of Europe's animal welfare and environmental standards. We hear from the committee's chair, Joan Whalley.

Continuing our week-long look at renewable energy, we visit the Somerset project which is part of a trial scheme, investigating whether waste material from nature reserves can be turned into fuel, electricity or heat.

And we catch up with the Leicestershire couple who have just taken on a 25 year farm tenancy. With lambing underway, they're getting used to the first new arrivals on the farm for nearly a decade - not all of them livestock.

Presented by Charlotte Smith and produced by Emma Campbell.

13 minutes

Broadcast

  • Fri 13 Mar 201505:45

Farming Tomorrow: Another Country with James Rebanks

Farming Tomorrow: Another Country with James Rebanks

A document of the lives of rural workers in and around three English villages.

Farming Tomorrow: AI on the Farm

Farming Tomorrow: AI on the Farm

Charlotte Smith explores how artificial intelligence is transforming agriculture.

Farming Tomorrow: The Briefing Room asks How will climate change affect our farms?

Farming Tomorrow: The Briefing Room asks How will climate change affect our farms?

Will we still be able to grow enough food as temperatures rise and rain patterns change?

Farming Tomorrow: Kiri's Farm

Farming Tomorrow: Kiri's Farm

A stand-up comedian, a vegan and a farmer walk into a bar.

Podcast