April 30: Councils to seize and crush fly-tipping vehicles to clean up rural Britain after farming families pushed into 'debt and despair'
In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown discusses Defra's announcement to give councils the power to seize and crush vehicles belonging to waste criminals and fly tippers after MPs warned that farming families were being pushed into 'debt and despair' due to criminals dumping waste on their land, plus the sheep industry's concerns that destocking the uplands is leading to 'increased' wildfire risks, and the 130 jobs at risk due to the planned closure of Arla's milk processing plant in North Yorkshire
30 April 2025
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April 29: 100 days of Trump, protesters look to evoke wartime spirit and native breeds at risk
In today's Farming in Five, head of news and business Alex Black discusses 100 days of Donald Trump's presidency and its impact on farmers, the Save British Farming London protest taking place today, the native breeds at risk according to the Rare Breeds Survival Trust and farmers who ran in the London Marathon
29 April 2025
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Farming in Five: A buzz around the livestock rings, the latest on a US trade deal and a look ahead
In this episode of Farming in Five, head of news and business Alex Black discusses the latest figures from the Livestock Auctioneers Association, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been visiting Washington this week, with tariffs, trade and Trump in the headlines and a look ahead to two protests in London on Saturday.
25 April 2025
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April 24: Campaign group to stage a 'vintage farming spectacle' in Whitehall to evoke Britain's war time spirit and put Britain's food and farming crisis centre stage
In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reports on Save British Farming's plans to host a 'vintage farming spectacle' in Whitehall on 29 April, to put Britain's food and farming crisis in the spotlight; Íæż½ã½ã' Union of Wales' warning a rushed US trade deal could see Welsh agricultural 'sold down the river' in the UK Government's pursuit of short-term trade concessions; and Íæż½ã½ã's brand-new video series ‘From Hill to Ring’
24 April 2025
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