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12/09/2022 Rising Farm Costs and Goats

Rising costs of feed, fuel and fertilizers are forcing farmers to reduce the amount of food they can produce, and a farmer explains how moving to keeping goats has saved his farm.

Rising costs are forcing farmers to reduce the amount of food they can produce.

Charlotte Smith hears how feed prices are up by a half, while fertilizers cost up to three times as much as they did this time last year.

The Government plans to cap energy prices but will it be enough to keep putting food on the supermarket shelves?

Also, a farmer explains how diversifying into keeping goats for milk, meat and other products has saved his farm.

Presenter: Charlotte Smith
Producer: Natalie Donovan
Editor: Dimitri Houtart

11 minutes

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  • Mon 12 Sep 2022 05:45

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