18/07/2024: Dairy, Kings Speech, EV range anxiety
A large dairy processor is ending contracts with many smaller farms because it says they don’t supply enough milk and because of welfare and sustainability concerns.
One of the country’s large dairy processors is ending contracts with many smaller farms because it says they don’t supply enough milk and because of welfare and sustainability concerns.
What will the announcement by the government on changes to the rules on planning permission on large scale projects in housing and for solar panel farms mean for the countryside.
And range anxiety for electric vehicle drivers searching for charging points in rural areas.
Presented by Charlotte Smith
Produced by Alun Beach
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- Thu 18 Jul 202405:45BBC Radio 4
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