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Farming Today: 19/12/23 AHDB levy increase, food waste, edible festive wreaths

19/12/23 AHDB levy increase, food waste, edible festive wreaths

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, 19/12/23 AHDB levy increase, food waste, edible festive wreaths

The AHDB is set to increase the levy they charge. Why is the rise justified?

The AHDB is set to increase the levy they charge their 100,000 members. The new increase in payments will start from April and will be between 25 and 33 per cent.

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board have over 100,000 livestock, dairy and cereal farmer members across the UK, who pay a levy for industry representation and support....but that payment is due to go up significantly.
The new increase in payments will start from April and will be between 25 and 33 per cent. For example, the levy for one litre of milk is currently six pence per litre, it will soon by eight pence. The cost per head of lamb is is going up from sixty to seventy-five pence. 
Will Jackson from AHDB talked to Anna Hill

While farmers have been working hard to get produce to supermarket shelves in time for Christmas, the reality is that tonnes of food gets wasted each year. 
A food recycling company in Lincolnshire say they're heading into their busiest time of the year, turning wasted food into renewable energy. 
Linsey Smith has been to the BioteCH4  site in Helmswell to speak to see what happens to it all.

All this week we're looking for the extra parts of our Christmas celebrations provided by our farmers - but not just turkeys and sprouts.
Stuart Oates has been to growers Rocket Gardens on the Lizard Peninsula in Cornwall where owner, Mike Kitchen has found a festive niche farm diversification in edible wreaths.

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