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Farming Today: 23/07/21 - New field sports coalition, Upland meadows, Seed demand

23/07/21 - New field sports coalition, Upland meadows, Seed demand

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A new coalition of shooting and fishing organisations launches at The Game Fair.

Caz Graham talks to Tim Bonner about the launch of a new coalition of shooting and fishing organisations, and visits the meadows at Bowber Head Farm in the Westmorland Dales.

The Game Fair takes place this weekend at Ragley Hall in Warwickshire. Caz Graham talks to Tim Bonner from the Countryside Alliance about the anticipation ahead of the event, and about the launch of a new coalition of rural, shooting and fishing organisations.

In the last of our reports from meadows across the country, Caz Graham has been to Bowber Head Farm in the Westmorland Dales. It's a fine example of a traditional upland hay meadow, and a Site of Special Scientific Interest managed by the Cumbria Wildlife Trust.

And we meet seed producers Kate McEvoy and Ben Gabel who run Real Seeds in Pembrokeshire, selling vegetable seeds to small-scale growers and gardeners. They tell Verity Sharp that one unexpected consequence of the pandemic has been that more of us are growing our own veg, and that’s led to a surge in demand for seeds. 

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