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Farming Today: 03/11/2011

03/11/2011

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The company behind a proposed farm for 30,000 pigs respond to concerns over human health.

The company behind a proposed farm for 30,000 pigs responds to concerns over human health. Campaigners claim the site poses a disease risk, but the company denies this.

Charlotte Smith hears claims that a proposed farm for up to 30,000 pigs at Foston in Derbyshire would pose a threat to human health. But the developers, Midland Pig Producers, dismiss the suggestion by the Foston Community Forum, saying the unit will be state of the art and built with bio-security in mind. This week South Derbyshire District Councillors voted to object to the plans and the application is now being considered by Derbyshire County Council. 

And the future of a charity which helps farmers to improve conservation seems to be in doubt. The ground-breaking charity FWAG was set up in the 1960s and had been reported to be calling in the administrators. But the Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group tells Farming Today that it is working hard with business advisors to ensure it survives.

And following Farming Today's coverage of the state of 'free-range ' food in the UK, Caz Graham meets the Cumbrian sheep farmers who have been inspired to add a 'free range' label to their lamb, to help teach shoppers how sheep are reared. 

Presenter: Charlotte Smith; Producer: Angela Frain.

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