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Farming Today: 09/06/21 Grants for farmers to plant trees, planning for ELMS, butchery business recovering from Covid-19

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09/06/21 Grants for farmers to plant trees, planning for ELMS, butchery business recovering from Covid-19

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, 09/06/21 Grants for farmers to plant trees, planning for ELMS, butchery business recovering from Covid-19

Nearly £16 million is being offered in grants to farmers to plant more trees.

Nearly £16 million is being offered in grants to farmers to plant more trees. Anna Hill talks to the chair of the Forestry Commission.

The Forestry Commission has announced new grants totalling nearly £16 million for farmers to plant more trees. Anna Hill talks to the chair of the Forestry Commission to find out how it will work. 

Might organic farming look more attractive, now farm subsidies are changing post-Brexit? We meet a farmer who is making the change to organic.

As we've been hearing all week, the pig industry faced serious challenges during the pandemic. One Norfolk farmer tells Anna how Covid-19 affected his business, which is closely linked to the hospitality sector.

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