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The president of the National Farmers Union Peter Kendall says the pilot badger cull in England was postponed due to a series of delays including poor weather, the Olympic games and a recounting of the badger populations.

Farming Minister David Heath admits that the badger recount should have been done sooner but denied that this is a government U-turn on the issue. Meanwhile, the chief executive of the RSPCA Gavin Grant welcomes the delay but says the pilot cull needs to be completely rethought.

Farmer Jan Rowe is one farmer involved in the badger cull. He says there is disappointment amongst farmers over the delay as TB is an ever growing problem for those in the industry.

Farming Today was presented by Anna Hill and produced in Birmingham by Ruth Sanderson.