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Farming Today: 05/12/2012

05/12/2012

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, 05/12/2012

Fears for the future of upland farms as new entrants turn their back on the industry.

Anna Hill hears how thousands of new farmers are needed to take over the running of upland hill farms over the next 20 years.

Traditional hill farming will struggle to survive without thousands of skilled farmers over the next 20 years. According to the National Centre for the Uplands in Cumbria new entrants are turning their back on the rougher, tougher lifestyle - working up on the hills. 

Salmon stocks have come back from the brink of extinction in a river that was once regarded as one of the best in Europe for salmon fishing. Fish numbers have doubled over five years on the River Wye after years of conservation work. 

And on World Soil Day, Anna investigates the impact of agriculture on UK soil quality. 

This programme is presented by Anna Hill and produced in Birmingham by Angela Frain.

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