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Farming Today: 13/04/23 Free range hens; slugs; apples

13/04/23 Free range hens; slugs; apples

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, 13/04/23 Free range hens; slugs; apples

Free-range hens will soon be freed as restrictions are eased in England and Wales.

Free-range hens will be allowed to roam free again next week as bird flu restrictions are eased in England and Wales.

Free-range hens in England and Wales can roam free again from next week, some birds will never have seen the outdoors, Charlotte hears how this new-found freedom will affect them and farmers.

A research project is looking at innovative ways of controlling slugs for farmers, can a new variety of wheat spoil their appetite, or perhaps beetles are the answer?

And a report shows the price being paid to apple growers for their fruit is not keeping up with the cost of growing them.

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