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Farming Today: 13/10/21 Fertiliser prices, pig industry crisis, cucumbers grown under ETFE

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13/10/21 Fertiliser prices, pig industry crisis, cucumbers grown under ETFE

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Pig farmers making progress to solve the backlog - but will it happen soon enough?

Pig farmers say they are making progress with the Government to solve the backlog of animals - but will it happen soon enough?

Pig farmers say they're making progress with the Government to solve the backlog of animals - but will it happen soon enough?
Carbon dioxide production is back on again after a deal was reached this week with the fertiliser manufacturer CF Industries - but it has meant a price rise for nitrogen fertiliser.
And a radical new type of greenhouse is growing it's first crops. 

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