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Farming Today: 29/09/23 Windsor Framework; Overfishing; Harvest poetry.

29/09/23 Windsor Framework; Overfishing; Harvest poetry.

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, 29/09/23 Windsor Framework; Overfishing; Harvest poetry.

Windsor Framework; conservation charity takes legal action over fishing; harvest poems.

New Windsor Framework comes into force. Conservation charity takes government to court as it says it's ignoring advice on overfishing. Harvest in poetry.

Trade between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will change on Sunday as the new Windsor Framework comes into operation.The framework is the revised post-Brexit deal for Northern Ireland.  It was agreed by the EU and UK in February. 

The government is being taken to court over fishing. The Blue Marine Foundation, a conservation charity, says ministers have set fishing quotas higher than scientific advice allows. The UK negotiates with neighbouring countries, like Norway and the EU over fishing quotas and those discussions are informed by scientific advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (Ices), which outlines how many fish can be taken from the ocean, without their numbers falling to dangerously low levels, but campaigners claim the government is ignoring that advice.

Harvest time has featured in poetry and songs for centuries, reflecting both the beauty and difficulty of farming at this important time of year. All week we've been celebrating nature writing. Today we hear from poet Sean Borodale who's been visiting farms and collecting stories to write his own poem, reflecting what harvest looks like nowadays. 

Presenter = Anna Hill
Producer = Rebecca Rooney

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