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Farming Today: 13/09/22 Farm Land Investment, Apple Harvest, Semi-Wild Goats

13/09/22 Farm Land Investment, Apple Harvest, Semi-Wild Goats

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, 13/09/22 Farm Land Investment, Apple Harvest, Semi-Wild Goats

US farm land investment company floats on the London Stock Exchange.

US farm land investment company floats on the London Stock Exchange. Plus managing a herd of semi-wild goats.

A US investment company which focusses on buying up farmland is about to float on the London Stock Exchange.  The Sustainable Farmland Trust focusses on arable land mainly in the US, but is hoping to attract UK investors. 

In a few weeks it should be time to harvest apples.  We hear how this seasons fruit have been affected by the hot and dry summer - and how we could expect to see a smaller and sweeter crop. 

And as we continue our week looking at goats, we find out how semi-wild goats are managed on the north coast of Devon. 

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