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Farming Today
All rural life is here: daily news of food, farming, the countryside and the environment with analysis and context from the BBC's experts in the field. Presented by Anna Hill and Charlotte Smith, Farming Today goes out every weekday on Radio 4 at 0545 (14 minutes)and at 0635 on Saturdays (22 minutes).
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Farming: 19 May 12 Cashing in on China
UK farmers could benefit from exporting to the East. Presenter Anna Hill. Producer Emma Weatherill.
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Farming: 18 May 12 Irish Success in China
The Agriculture Minister Jim Paice is in China, hoping to reach a deal allowing UK pork into the country. Meanwhile, Ireland already exports pork and dairy products to China, a trade which was worth 200 million euros in 2011. The Irish Food Board explains how they broke into the market, and we hear about the benefits it brings to Ireland's dairy farming heartland. Also in the programme, why the reverbertations of the Eurozone crisis are reaching the British countryside. And, cider makers are wondering when their trees will finally burst fully into blossom.
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Farming: 17 Apr 12: Selling British pork in China
Anna Hill hears the government's ambitious plans to promote British pork in China. Ahead of his visit to Shanghai and Nanjing, agricultural minister Jim Paice tells Farming Today why he thinks British farmers need to look further afield to China for export business. But it won't be an easy task, as the National Pig Association says America and other competitors are ahead of the game.
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Farming: 16 MAY 12 Potato Fraud
Luxury holidays, high class hotels and cash in brown envelopes, Anna Hill hears how corruption over potato contracts led to the conviction of three food fraudsters
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Farming: 15 May 12 Severn Barrage
The controversial Severn barrage, which Peter Hain MP quit his job to support. Presenter Anna Hill. Producer Emma Weatherill
