08/08/20 Farming Today This Week: Harvest 2020, beavers, wild camping banned

Today we’re talking beavers, a ban on wild camping, and a ‘challenging’ harvest 2020.
Wildlife enthusiasts are celebrating because the beavers can stay. Defra has granted a wild group of beavers in East Devon the right to remain. It’s the first re-introduction of a native mammal in England which some hope can be replicated across the country.
As of yesterday wild camping has been banned in part of the Dartmoor National Park in Devon. The park authority says it had no choice after an influx of people treated the area ‘like a rubbish dump.’
'Challenging' seems to be the most polite word being used to describe the harvest in 2020 so far. It’s been a difficult growing season, from drought to downpours and all things in between, not to mention Brexit uncertainty and a global pandemic, and farmers across the country are reporting disappointing yields.

Presented by Caz Graham and produced by Beatrice Fenton.