成人快手

Is conservation being sacrificed for the economy when it comes to the high speed rail proposals? Anna Hill investigates.

A decision on whether to push ahead with the controversial 32 billion pounds High Speed rail link between London and Birmingham is expected to be announced later today by the Transport Secretary Justine Greening.

Farming Today speak to Countryside Alliance who are against the proposals and research group Greengauge 21 argue why the HS2 needs to be started now before the rail network reaches its capacity.

And new rules to improve conditions for pigs in Europe will come into force in 2013. The high welfare laws will mean an end to routine tail docking without anaesthesia and will prevent sows being kept in narrow stalls for the whole of their pregnancy and will also not allow them to be tethered. The RSPCA explains how sow stalls in Europe compare and we visit a pig farmer in Nottinghamshire to see how UK breeding sows conditions are different.

Presented by Anna Hill. Produced by Clare Freeman in Birmingham.