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	Podcast:		Farming Today
	Episode:		GE pigs, Funding for farming in Scotland, Countryside Stewardship scheme payments
	Category:		Science & Medicine
	Duration:		00:13:42
	Publish Date:		2018-06-21 00:02:00
	Description:		Gene edited pigs which are immune to a virus have been bred at The Roslin Institute in Edinburgh. Charlotte Smith speaks to Dr Christine Tait-Burkard who led the team about why it's not enough to rely on vaccines, and when these pigs might be available to farmers. Fergus Ewing unveils the Scottish Government's consultation on rural funding after Brexit which proposes little change in the short term and a transition period. DEFRA has announced loans of 75% to people awaiting payment under the Countryside Stewardship Scheme. Guy Smith from the National Farmers' Union explains why this isn't enough, and gives his view on the EFRA Select Committee hearing on the merger between ASDA and Sainsbury's. To mark the Summer Solstice Radio 4 is sprinkling the schedule with poetry, beginning today with 'Sunflower' by Fiona Benson, inspired by the famous Vincent Van Gogh painting. Producer: Toby Field.
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