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	Podcast:		Farming Today
	Episode:		31/10/2023 - NI vet strikes, livestock in winter, Scottish vole populations
	Category:		Science & Medicine
	Duration:		00:13:37
	Publish Date:		2023-10-31 06:00:00
	Description:		Some meat factories in Northern Ireland say they may have to stop production as Government vets take five days of strike action. The Nipsa union, which represents the vets, described a government pay award as 'derisory'. In Scotland, field voles are a favourite meal for predators like pine martens, but when the tiny rodents' population drops, the pine martens will attack endangered capercaillie birds instead. Now, conservationists are developing what they call 'diversionary feeding' to get around the problem - leaving out deer carcasses for predators when vole numbers are low. And as more rain is forecast, we join some Yorkshire beef farmers as they bring their herd in for the winter. Presented by Anna Hill Produced for BBC Audio in Bristol by Heather Simons
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