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Farming Today: HS2 update, Coastal erosion in Sussex, 'Tractor Selfie' campaign

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18/02/2016

HS2 update, Coastal erosion in Sussex, 'Tractor Selfie' campaign

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, HS2 update, Coastal erosion in Sussex, 'Tractor Selfie' campaign

The latest on how the route of the contested HS2 rail link affects farms and villages.

The latest on how the route of the contested HS2 rail link is affecting farms and villages in the West Midlands south of Birmingham. BBC Correspondent Peter Plisner reports.

The latest on how the contested HS2 rail link route is affecting farms and villages in the West Midlands. BBC Correspondent Peter Plisner reports, speaking to a farmer near Stafford whose farm house and barns are facing demolition. 

Winter storms along the Sussex coast are leading to increased erosion of the dramatic chalk cliffs at Cuckmere Haven near Eastbourne. They're falling into the sea at a rate of 30-40 cms every year, which has led to the gradual demolition of a row of cottages which are being undermined by the sea. Chrissie Reidie reports. 

And the campaign to raise awareness of mental health issues in farming which is attracting support from hundreds of farmers in the UK and around the world. The 'Tractor Selfie' campaign was set up last summer in memory of a farmer who took his own life. Alex Paske explains why she's set up this social media campaign in which farmers post up selfies of themselves with tractors in the background. 

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