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Farming Today: 14/05/24 - Farm to Fork Summit, Welsh holiday homes and a conservation dog

14/05/24 - Farm to Fork Summit, Welsh holiday homes and a conservation dog

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What will the Farm to Fork Summit mean for farming?

Anna Hill looks ahead to the Farm to Form Summit at Downing Street

The Government says it wants more home grown fruit and veg - after releasing figures that show only 17% of fruit and 55% of vegetables eaten in the UK, are produced here. It's releasing more funding to help fruit and veg farmers invest in new equipment. The announcement come as the Prime Minister hosts his second Farm to Fork Summit at 10 Downing Street. 

New rules in Wales mean holiday-let owners now have to rent their accommodation out for at least 182 days a year in order to qualify for business rates. It's designed to help develop a fairer housing market for locals, but farmers who have diversified with self catering accommodation in old farm buildings say it's bad news.

And we meet the conservation sniffer dog helping to track down rats and ferrets that are threatening seabirds on Rathlin Island off the North East coast of Northern Ireland.

Presented by Anna Hill
Produced for BBC Audio in Bristol by Heather Simons

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