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Farming Today: 29/04/23 Jersey cattle deaths; Love Island farmer; Payments to improve the environment; seed potatoes; wheat robot.

29/04/23 Jersey cattle deaths; Love Island farmer; Payments to improve the environment; seed potatoes; wheat robot.

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, 29/04/23 Jersey cattle deaths; Love Island farmer; Payments to improve the environment; seed potatoes; wheat robot.

Cattle deaths; Love Island farmer; environmental payments; grain robot; seed potatoes.

Jersey Cattle deaths, social media farmer Will Young, 'stacking' environmental payments, Scottish seed potatoes, burrowing grain robot and teenage shepherd on the Outer Hebrides.

An investigation into the death of more than 100 cows on Jersey has  found that the most likely cause of death was botulism in cattle feed. The farm has now told the BBC that rebuilding its herd will take seven years, and they face particular challenges because of the island’s ban on importing Jersey cows to protect the national herd’s genetic purity. 

He has millions of followers on social media, but manages to get up at the crack of dawn to help with lambing: Will Young, also known as Farmer Will on ITV's Love Island. He's now back in Buckinghamshire on the family farm, joined by his TV partner, Jessie.

The 'nature markets framework' has been published by the government outlining how farmers will be able to have multiple payments if several different environmental improvements are made on one piece of land, it's known as stacking. It's to do with the Environmental Land Management Schemes or ELMS - which are coming in in England and will pay farmers public money for environmental work. 

A glimmer of hope for Scottish seed potato growers, as Defra minister confirms exports to Northern Ireland will be allowed again from the autumn.

Engineers have developed a unique burrowing robot which ‘swims’ through grain stores to ensure the seeds are kept properly. The t-shaped robot has been launched by an agritech developer at Scotland's National Robotarium, based at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. It's designed to help farmers look after their grain more efficiently, without having to carry out labour-intensive checks.

The teenage farmer who's got the tenancy for a 600 acre farm in the Outer Hebrides.

Presenter = Charlotte Smith
Producer = Rebecca Rooney

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