
19/10/2012
A Conservative MP says the RSPCA is intimidating farmers who support the badger cull by threatening to remove them from the Freedom Food scheme and using emotive language.
Conservative MP Sarah Wollaston says the RSPCA are intimidating farmers who support the badger cull. She says that threatening to suspend them from the Freedom Foods scheme and using emotive language means that farmers are scared to speak out. In an exclusive interview with Farming Today, the Chief Executive of the RSPCA, Gavin Grant, says farmers must abide by the terms of the scheme and let consumers choose.
Farming Today looks at agri-chemicals of the future. Syngenta is one of the biggest companies in the sector and is already developing new products which should be on farms within the decade. Heather Simons visits their laboratory to see what's in store.
Henry Edmunds is one of three finalists of the 成人快手 Farming Today Farmer of the Year awards. Judges Adam Henson and Christine Tacon visit him on his farm near Salisbury to discover how he is trying to increase biodiversity by reintroducing hedgerows.
Farming Today was presented by Charlotte Smith and produced in Birmingham by Ruth Sanderson.
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