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	Podcast:		Farming Today
	Episode:		20/06/19 - Tree planting, the Royal Highland Show, beef emissions and farm safety
	Category:		Science & Medicine
	Duration:		00:13:40
	Publish Date:		2019-06-20 00:00:00
	Description:		13 and a half thousand hectares of new woodland was planted in the UK last year. But in England the Government tree planting target was missed by 72%. The Woodland Trust describes this as woeful. But others argue the Government's concentrating on the wrong thing, and that re-wilding would be more effective in helping to meet carbon targets. We visit the Royal Highland Show as it gets underway near Edinburgh. With two and a half thousand exhibitors and 190,000 visitors expected over four days, it's one of the biggest shows in the UK. How sustainable is your steak? A new report from the University of Cambridge compares the sustainability of the 4 main systems of beef farming around the world, looking at the land, feed and water used and the emissions produced. Presented by Charlotte Smith Produced by Heather Simons
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