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Farming Today: 02/08/23 Wet weather and harvest; recruiting and retaining rural GPs; turning chicken manure into biochar

02/08/23 Wet weather and harvest; recruiting and retaining rural GPs; turning chicken manure into biochar

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, 02/08/23 Wet weather and harvest; recruiting and retaining rural GPs; turning chicken manure into biochar

How the wet weather is proving challenging for farmers trying to harvest.

How the wet weather is proving challenging for farmers trying to harvest. Plus, the company looking to turn chicken manure in to biochar to prevent river pollution.

Last month was the sixth wettest July on record according to the Met Office. But just how has the weather impacted farmers trying to harvest?

Plus, the challenges of recruiting and retaining GPs in rural communities, and the company looking to turn chicken manure into biochar to prevent river pollution.

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