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Farming Today: 21/10/23 Farming Today This Week: bird flu new research, Welsh farming budget, agricultural education

21/10/23 Farming Today This Week: bird flu new research, Welsh farming budget, agricultural education

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, 21/10/23 Farming Today This Week: bird flu new research, Welsh farming budget, agricultural education

Some cautiously good news on bird flu and warnings that budget cuts in Wales will impact farmers and the environment.

Some major new research into bird flu was published this week.  The headlines are that this year has so far been better than last year, that the virus doesn't spread between poultry farms in the air and that spread from farm to farm has been very rare. We hear from the Animal and Plant Health Agency on the details.
Farmers are warning that cuts to the rural affairs budget in Wales are a significant blow, which put environmental targets at risk. The Farmers Union of Wales and NFU Cymru have both criticised the Welsh Government, which in an emergency budget this week announced cuts across departments. 
A parliamentary committee is looking into land based education, so all week we've been doing the same. We asked the Chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, Sir Robert Goodwill, why they launched the inquiry now.

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