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Salmon Farming, Farm magazine, Lake District Farming Officer

David Gregory-Kumar hears about the pros and cons of salmon farming, with representatives from Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation and Salmon and Trout Conservation Scotland.

Farming Today embarks on a week of pieces looking at salmon. In today's programme we hear about the pros and cons of salmon farming. Scott Landsburgh from the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation explains why the farmed salmon industry is so important to the Scottish economy, and Guy Linley-Adams from Salmon and Trout Conservation Scotland puts forwards some of the arguments against producing salmon in this way.

Briony Davey is the first-ever Farming Officer for the Lake District National Park. Presenter David Gregory Kumar asks her what she hopes to achieve in the role.

Toby Field's been to meet Mike Donovan who has been producing the magazine Practical Farm Ideas for twenty-five years.

Producer: Toby Field.

13 minutes

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  • Mon 7 Aug 201705:45

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