Pilot badger cull ends
Farming and countryside news. The second pilot badger cull ends today; Charlotte Smith speaks to the cull company and a charity that says it should be scrapped.
The second pilot badger cull ends today. Charlotte Smith speaks to the Badger Trust - which has commissioned a poll asking for the public's view - and to a spokesman for the cull company in Gloucestershire. The pilot cull is part of the Government's strategy for controlling TB in cattle.
One of the world's biggest food fairs gets underway today in Paris. We speak to a Devon pork processor who says it's the perfect place to look for new export opportunities.
And we hear about research into one of the oldest and most common of commodities on the farm - manure.
Last on
Broadcast
- Mon 20 Oct 201405:45BBC Radio 4
Farming Tomorrow: Another Country with James Rebanks
A document of the lives of rural workers in and around three English villages.
Farming Tomorrow: AI on the Farm
Charlotte Smith explores how artificial intelligence is transforming agriculture.
Farming Tomorrow: The Briefing Room asks How will climate change affect our farms?
Will we still be able to grow enough food as temperatures rise and rain patterns change?
Farming Tomorrow: Kiri's Farm
A stand-up comedian, a vegan and a farmer walk into a bar.
Podcast
![]()
Farming Today
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside
