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	Podcast:		Farming Today
	Episode:		31/10/25: Pumpkin growers' nightmare. Drought to continue into 2026? UK Carbon budget. Invasive species
	Category:		Science & Medicine
	Duration:		00:14:01
	Publish Date:		2025-10-31 06:00:00
	Description:		Pumpkin growers have had a nightmare year. The crop needs plenty of water and the hot summer made them ripen too early for Halloween. Cost of living pressures have also affected some farms running visitor attractions like Pumpkin patches. Drought could continue into 2026 for some parts of England. The National Drought Group met yesterday and warned that England would need 100% of its average rainfall to ease the situation, but only 2 months so far this year had seen that much rain. After 2 legal challenges the Government has published a new version of its Carbon Budget, which lays out how climate targets will be met towards the eventual goal of net zero in 2050. Green energy is the Government's headline, but what's in the plan for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from farming? We visit North Harris to find out what it takes to keep an island free of invasive species. Presenter: Charlotte Smith Producer: Sarah Swadling
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