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Farming Today: 26/08/2011

26/08/2011

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, 26/08/2011

Anna Hill hears that tonnes of in-date, edible food is being fed to animals.

Anna Hill hears that tonnes of in-date, edible food is being fed to animals. The foods have been discarded by supermarkets and manufacturers.

Anna Hill hears that tonnes of in date, edible food is being fed to animals. The foods have been discarded by supermarkets and manufacturers and would previously have been sent to landfill . Over 16 million tonnes of food is thrown away in the UK every year - on farms, during the manufacturing process, by supermarkets and in the home. The Love Food Hate Waste Campaign says 3.6 million tonnes of waste is generated by grocery supply chain. The British Retail Consortium explains what is being done in supermarkets to reduce the amount of food that gets thrown into the bin. 

Dairy farmers across the country are negotiating new contracts with processors. One company has already announced an increase of 1.85 pence per litre. The National Farmers Union says this is because the selling price of other dairy products like milk powder and butter has gone up. 

Also in the programme there is a look ahead to the first in the new series of On Your Farm. This edition is focusing on the sheep that live on the salt marshes around Morecambe Bay and how the herby grasses they eat have made them a local delicacy. 

Presenter: Anna Hill; Producer: Angela Frain.

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