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Farming Today: Rural Community Councils, Farmland Bird Count and Mangoes

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21/01/2015

Rural Community Councils, Farmland Bird Count and Mangoes

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, Rural Community Councils, Farmland Bird Count and Mangoes

Will cuts to funding for Rural Community Councils spell the end for some rural services?

The government has warned that funding for England's Rural Community Councils is likely to be withdrawn. What will it mean for services in rural communities?

There are fears for the future of services in rural communities, after ACRE (Action with Communities in Rural England) was warned that its government funding could be withdrawn. The ACRE network is made up of thirty-eight Rural Community Councils across England. They help provide services in rural areas, including transport, housing, and support for village halls. Anna Hill asks what cuts to funding would mean for rural communities.

Tens of thousands of people are expected at the East of England Showground in Peterborough today for LAMMA, the UK's largest farm machinery and equipment show. Continuing a week looking at developments in agricultural machinery, Farming Today hears from a farmer from Iowa who talks about a new kind of seed planter which uses the very latest in smart technology.

The Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust's "Big Farmland Bird Count" for 2015 gets underway in February. Anna Hill joins farmers in Norfolk as they learn how to identify different species of bird on their farms.

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