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	Podcast:		Farming Today
	Episode:		20/09/2019 GM crops, Otters on the farm, Irish beef
	Category:		Science & Medicine
	Duration:		00:13:41
	Publish Date:		2019-09-20 00:00:00
	Description:		Almost all of the cotton, soya beans and corn grown in the USA is genetically modified, yet here in Europe only one GM crop is approved for commercial growth - a maize grown mostly in Spain. At the end of our week examining GM crops Charlotte speaks with a former advisor to the US State Department about why he thinks we should all adopt their attitude to the technology. She then gets a response from a campaigner from Friends of the Earth who takes a very different view. A Cumbrian dairy farm has become a haven for otters and other wildlife; we have a report from the river bank. And why are Irish farmers picketing their abattoirs? There’s a Europe wide glut of beef which is depressing prices for all farmers. Presented by Charlotte Smith Produced by Alun Beach.
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