Farming Today

06/08/20 - Beavers on the Otter, Blackcurrent harvest, Soya supply chains

Farming Today

Following a successful program, a group of wild beavers on the River Otter in East Devon have been given permission to remain by DEFRA. Charlotte Smith hears from one of the people behind the scheme, whilst wrestling with a truculent smoke detector! Wild camping will be banned in Dartmoor National Park from Friday with officials saying that the amount of rubbish left behind and campfires are causing too many issues for local wildlife. For our harvest week Nancy Nicolson has been to see a new type of blackcurrent which its hoped will help tackle climate change. Is it possible to buy ethically-sourced soy? A call from one organisation is for supermarkets, suppliers and the government to do more to prevent soy which contributes to deforestation in the Amazon from entering the UK. Producer: Toby Field

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