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Minette Batters: Is farming ready for the future?

Stephen Sackur meets Minette Batters, President of the National Farmers’ Union of England and Wales. Farming is being transformed, but at what cost?

Stephen Sackur is on a farm in rural Wiltshire to speak to Minette Batters, President of the National Farmers’ Union of England and Wales. The agriculture industry faces huge challenges: spiralling costs, a shortage of labour, and a demand that it produces more food at less cost to the environment. Farming is being transformed, but at what cost?

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Sun 9 Apr 2023 17:06GMT

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