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Farming Today: 28/02/2011

28/02/2011

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, 28/02/2011

A farmer explains how the planned high speed rail link HS2 will destroy his business.

A farmer protesting against the proposed high-speed rail link running through his land tells Caz Graham how he'll be affected as the public consultation gets underway.

The Government's public consultation begins today over the controversial high-speed rail line between London and Birmingham. Campaign groups plan to light beacons along the route in protest saying it will plough up farmland and cause irreversible damage to the countryside. Caz Graham hears from them and those saying it has wider benefits to the economy and transport system. 

Around 90% of farm enterprises are family run according to DEFRA. Farming Today looks at what pressures are on family businesses and what's needed to survive in the future. 

Presented by Caz Graham and produced by Anne-Marie Bullock.

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