In this week's Farming in Five, head of news and business Alex Black gives an update on milk prices as Arla, Muller and First Milk make milk price announcements, beef prices head above 700p/kg and a look ahead to next week
In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown discusses Defra's announcement to give councils the power to seize and crush vehicles belonging to waste criminals and fly tippers after MPs warned that farming families were being pushed into 'debt and despair' due to criminals dumping waste on their land, plus the sheep industry's concerns that destocking the uplands is leading to 'increased' wildfire risks, and the 130 jobs at risk due to the planned closure of Arla's milk processing plant in North Yorkshire
In today's Farming in Five, head of news and business Alex Black discusses 100 days of Donald Trump's presidency and its impact on farmers, the Save British Farming London protest taking place today, the native breeds at risk according to the Rare Breeds Survival Trust and farmers who ran in the London Marathon