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	Podcast:		Farming Today
	Episode:		02/06/25 - Possible DEFRA budget cuts, falcon breeding and farm innovation
	Category:		Science & Medicine
	Duration:		00:12:00
	Publish Date:		2025-06-02 05:00:00
	Description:		There are concerns from wildlife and farming groups that the upcoming Spending Review will see the budget for nature-friendly farming schemes being cut, with money targeted only at smaller farms. We hear from farmers about what that could mean. We visit a falcon breeding facilities which supplies birds to the Middle East for the sport of falcon racing. And £5 million pounds is on offer as part of the Farming Innovation Investor Partnerships competition, which offers government money alongside private investment to agri-tech companies. Presented by Charlotte Smith Produced by Heather Simons
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