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Farming Today This Week

As 20,000 Irish farmers demonstrate in Dublin in support of small family farms, Charlotte Smith discusses the future for small farms in the UK.

This week Irish farmers demonstrated in Dublin over the crisis they say their industry faces. Charlotte Smith visits Rugby Farmers Mart to discuss the future for small and medium sized farms here in the UK. Anna Hill meets a pig producer with a small farm in Norfolk to hear how he's adapting to survive. Heather Simons visits a dairy farmer who's making a herd of 80 cows pay by selling milk and cream direct to the public. Are economic forces necessarily on the side of big business? Presenter: Charlotte Smith
Producer: Sarah Swadling.

27 minutes

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Sat 13 Oct 2012 06:30

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  • Sat 13 Oct 2012 06:30

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