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Farming Today: 01/03/24 AI Weather forecasts six weeks in advance; Trout farm; River pollution.

01/03/24 AI Weather forecasts six weeks in advance; Trout farm; River pollution.

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, 01/03/24 AI Weather forecasts six weeks in advance; Trout farm; River pollution.

How AI could help farmers with weather forecasts six weeks ahead.

£30 million project where scientists aim to predict the weather six weeks ahead, using Artificial Intelligence.

A new 15 year, £30 million partnership between Reading University, the Met Office and the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts is going to be harnessing AI to produce more accurate forecasts that could predict the weather for up to six weeks in advance. As climate change brings longer droughts and more flooding, what benefits could better forecasting have for farmers? We speak to the Department of Meteorology at the University of Reading. 

The cleaner the river, the better it is for the fish that live in it. Bibury Trout Farm was founded more than 120 years ago on what were former watercress beds on the River Coln near Cirencester. The river is at the heart of what is still a working fish farm and tourist attraction. As part of our week looking into rivers in the landscape, we visit the farm and find out why the river is so vitally important to this business.

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