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Farming Today: 22/7/22 - Farm safety; insects as animal feed; new trade campaign group

22/7/22 - Farm safety; insects as animal feed; new trade campaign group

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, 22/7/22 - Farm safety; insects as animal feed; new trade campaign group

Farm safety, insects as animal feed, new trade campaign group launched.

A farmer talks about an accident which cost his nephew his life, insect farms could provide protein for animal feed, and a new trade and environment campaign group.

A farmer talks about a tragic accident which cost his nephew his life, in the hope it'll be a reminder to other farmers not to allow children on farm equipment. Brian Nutter was convicted by the Health and Safety Executive, after allowing his four year old nephew to ride on his digger. 
In 2017 the UK produced just under 14 million tonnes of feed - but 6 million tonnes of the ingredients were imported, and the cost has risen dramatically.  So could the answer be getting animals to eat home-grown insects? In the European Union insects can now be fed to pigs.  But the law here in the UK is lagging behind.  A company which provides the technology to farm insects is lobbying for this to change. 
A group of conservationists, farming groups and policy advisers have launched what they call a UK Climate and Trade Commission. It’s been set up by Queen Mary University of London and the Trade Justice Movement, and its 15 members include experts from the United Nations, former senior government officials, environmental and farming groups, businesses and trade unions. Members hope it'll help bridge the gap between trade and climate organisations.

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