30/07/2024: Rural broadband, Weather and the harvest, Solar farms
A NFU survey NFU has shown that while there has been some improvement in the provision of superfast broadband, only 34% of farmers who responded have a fibre connection.
A survey by the NFU has shown that while there has been some improvement in the provision of superfast broadband, only 34% of farmers who responded have a fibre connection.
A farmer in the depths of his harvest has his fingers crossed that this spell of hot sunny weather will continue.
Solar farms built on farmland are an increasingly controversial topic, one farmer is looking to expand his by over 80 acres.
Presented by Caz Graham
Produced by Alun Beach
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- Tue 30 Jul 202405:45BBC Radio 4
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