Farming Today This Week: Agricultural Research

Charlotte Smith is at the University of Bristol's School of Veterinary Science on the slopes of the Mendip Hills in Somerset. Both an academic teaching school and state-of-the-art research centre this facility covering 255 hectares has for over 50 years pioneered many of the animal welfare and veterinary practices now used across the country. Charlotte hears of research into hens, antimicrobial use in the farming industry and what the new generation of vets could be researching.

We also meet research happening in crop spraying technology, listen to academic thoughts on bees and pollinators and work being undertaken to alleviate some of the issues as we feed an ever increasing Global population.

Producer Andrew Dawes.