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31/07/21 Farming Today This Week: Small farms, sustainable food labeling, Orkney water shortage

We investigate the future of small farms in the brave new world of post-Brexit agriculture.

Today we consider 'sustainable' in food terms - what does it mean, and how do we know it means what we think it might?
We investigate the future of small farms in the brave new world of post-Brexit agriculture.
And the lack of rain in Scotland, and particularly on Orkney, how the drought is having an impact on farmers.

Presented by Charlotte Smith and produced by Beatrice Fenton.

25 minutes

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  • Sat 31 Jul 202106:30

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