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Farming Today: 12/10/2023 Solar farms and tenanted land; Wind farms; Blackberry beer

12/10/2023 Solar farms and tenanted land; Wind farms; Blackberry beer

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, 12/10/2023 Solar farms and tenanted land; Wind farms; Blackberry beer

Couple win fight against solar farm on tenant farm. Wind farms. Blackberry beer.

Tenant farmers win fight to stop solar farm being developed on arable land they farm. Coastal communities benefit from wind farms. Brewers using blackberries to flavour beer.

A couple has won their battle to stop a solar farm being developed on the land they farm. The application was turned down by North Yorkshire Council. The Tenant Farmers Association, who backed Rob and Emma Sturdy, says renewables should not go on good arable land which is being used for food production.

Coastal communities living close to wind turbines off the east coast are to be offered cheaper electricity. The scheme, which runs from Grimsby down to Skegness, aims to promote the use of green energy.

All week we're talking about autumn fruits. A brewery in Cornwall is using foraged blackberries to create a beer, with a little help from the community. 

Presenter = Caz Graham
Producer = Rebecca Rooney

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