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	Podcast:		Farming Today
	Episode:		28/01/21: Badger Cull; Water Pollution; Dairy Emissions
	Category:		Science & Medicine
	Duration:		00:13:39
	Publish Date:		2021-01-28 00:00:00
	Description:		No new licenses for badger culls in England will be issued after next year. The Government has just opened a consultation into the future strategy of eradicating TB in cattle. The disease is a severe problem for farmers, last year 27,000 had to be slaughtered as part of efforts to control the infection. During last year's cull, 38,000 badgers were destroyed. The Welsh Government tells us about new regulations it is introducing to tackle agricultural pollution. It says on average there are three pollution incidents from farms per week. The rules which come into force in April effectively turn the whole of Wales into an Nitrate Vulnerable Zone. Farming unions in Wales say the measures are draconian. And as we continue our week looking at the dairy industry - we find out measures farms can take to reduce the amount of emissions their herds produce. Presented by Charlotte Smith Produced in Bristol by Natalie Donovan
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