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	Podcast:		Farming Today
	Episode:		28/07/23 Workforce crisis in forestry, Welsh food and drink exports up, Edinburgh community farm
	Category:		Science & Medicine
	Duration:		00:13:40
	Publish Date:		2023-07-28 05:00:00
	Description:		Forestry industry leaders say a workforce "crisis" threatens the UK's ambitious tree-planting targets. Young people with a passion for the environment are being urged to train as foresters and told they're pretty much "guaranteed a job". Welsh food and drink exports are up to a new record high according to the Welsh Government latest figures, which show £797 million pounds worth of goods were sold abroad between 2021 and 22, an increase of more than 24%. And a team of enthusiasts has taken over 100 acres of prime farmland to the West of Edinburgh and are now learning how best Lauriston Farm can be used to feed local people, and feed the need for nature and outside space. Presented by Charlotte Smith and produced by Beatrice Fenton
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