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02/08/2022 - Tenant farmers, Agri-environment study, Carbon-neutral eggs

The results of a 10-year study reveal whether agri-environment schemes affect farm yields, or whether it's possible to farm for both food and wildlife.

A new study published today investigates how agri-environment schemes affect crop yields. Do farmers have to choose between producing food and looking after wildlife - or is it possible to successfully do both at once? Caz Graham speaks to the lead author of the report from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology.

Continuing a week-long look at tenant farming, we hear from farmers in Northumberland who fear for their future as landowners look to other land uses such as tree-planting and rewilding.

A major supermarket is launching an own-brand egg today, which it claims is carbon-neutral. We find out how the hens are farmed, and why their diet is key to their environmental impact.

Presented by Caz Graham and produced in Bristol by Emma Campbell.

13 minutes

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  • Tue 2 Aug 2022 05:45

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