Farmers Weekly Podcast Ep 320: River Wye pollution progress
The River Wye at Llanwrthwl in Powys © AdobeStock In this episode, we examine new farm-level evidence suggesting phosphorus is coming into balance on farms in the River Wye catchment – and ask what it means for water pollution.
We visit a field trial where precision breeding could make UK-grown soya commercially possible.
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We examine the continuing decline in cattle and sheep numbers, and run the rule over the latest livestock and arable markets.
And we discover why some of Britain’s biggest music names are heading to Suffolk for a harvest festival with a difference.
This episode is brought to you by Bayer Crop Science – weeding out uncertainty.
The Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker, Louise Impey and Hugh Broom. Edited and produced by Johann Tasker.
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