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	Podcast:		Farming Today
	Episode:		Salmon farming, Geese for Christmas, Ageing farmers, Foraging
	Category:		Science & Medicine
	Duration:		00:13:35
	Publish Date:		2018-11-28 00:00:00
	Description:		A new report from a committee of MSPs at the Scottish Parliament warns that unless the salmon farming industry does more to control fish diseases and reduce its environmental impact, it could jeopardise its reputation as a quality product. We hear from a Conservative member of the Scottish Parliament, who says "light-touch" regulation by the Scottish government has not been good news for the environment. Christmas is coming and the goose is getting fat... and on one Leicestershire farm, they're doing so on the leftovers of the brewing industry! We meet the young farmer whose aim is to produce geese in the most sustainable way he can. New research shows that, despite efforts to get younger people into agriculture, the number of older farmers is on the rise - those aged over 65 has gone up by a massive 70 per cent over the last decade. At the same time there has been a decline in the number of under 25s in farming. Anna Hill asks why. And Charlotte Smith makes the most of the autumn, by going out foraging in Epping Forest. Producer: Emma Campbell
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