Farmers Weekly Podcast Ep 108: MP Robert Goodwill, gene-editing and skyr
© MAG/Colin Miller In this episode, farmer and MP Robert Goodwill outlines his priorities as chairman of the committee that scrutinises the government’s farming policies for England.
A new group calls for science to lead the debate when making farm policy decisions. On the markets, we have all the latest commodity prices.
See also: Video: How Icelandic yogurt adds value to a dairy farm
New rules make it easier to vaccinate badgers against bovine tuberculosis.
And we visit the Yorkshire dairy farm making Icelandic style yogurt.
This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker and Surrey farmer Hugh Broom with Farmers Weekly acting deputy livestock Charlotte Cunningham.
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