Farm gadgets, Essex salt marsh, COP 22 and climate change, Badger cull
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside, presented by Charlotte Smith. Farm gadgets are in the spotlight during Agri-Tech Week in the East of England.
Drones are making their mark on farming but what other technology could change the agricultural industry? Agri-Tech Week in East Anglia hopes to find the answers. The creation of new saltmarsh on the Essex coast has attracted 30 species of bird including kingfisher and dunlin, according to conservationists. In an effort to restore lost coastal habitats, 55 acres of farmland at Fingringhoe Wick near Colchester were flooded.
The UN Climate Change Conference COP22 begins in Morocco today. So just how much of a priority is the future of the planet for farmers and farm businesses?
The Chief Executive of the Badger Trust says the mood at its Annual Conference was "angry and concerned" over the badger cull, as the UK Government shows no signs of changing its plans to eradicate Bovine TB.
Presented by Charlotte Smith.
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