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Dairy latest, Rabbit farming, Scottish Crofting

At the end of a turbulent week for the dairy industry, protest group Farmers for Action warns of city centre protests before Christmas. Also rabbit farming, and Scottish crofters.

At the end of a turbulent week for the dairy industry, protest group Farmers for Action warns of city centre protests in the run-up to Christmas. They want a fair price for their milk from processors and retailers. It comes amid a global milk glut and a supermarket price war.
Crofters in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland are told they'll need to complete an annual census giving details about their land and what they do with it. Crofts are unique to the area, and are pieces of land usually held in tenancy. The information gathered will help inform the Scottish government about the value of the system.
And we meet a former engineer in Wiltshire who wants to develop a farm to produce 25,000 rabbits a year.

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  • Fri 17 Oct 2014 05:45

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