21/10/24 - Budget concerns for farming and the environment, emissions from livestock
Today warnings that changing tax rules for farms in the budget could close many down.
We hear warnings from the Country Land and Business Association that changing tax rules for farms could close many down.
The RSPB says any cuts to the farming budget would put nature and climate targets at risk.
To start our week looking at greenhouse gas emissions from livestock, we speak to Professor Sir Charles Godfrey of the Oxford Martin School who says we should be producing less and better meat.
Presented by Charlotte Smith and produced by Beatrice Fenton.
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