27/07/21 - Shortage on the shelves, Hot Air Balloons and livestock, Small farm diversification

Farming Today

• Episode: 27/07/21 - Shortage on the shelves, Hot Air Balloons and livestock, Small farm diversification
• Website: Farming Today
• Feed URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qj8q/episodes/downloads.rss
• Duration: 00:13:31
• Published: 2021-07-27 18:43

A leading food processing company has warned of shortages. Anna Hill asks James Bielby of the Federation of Wholesale Distribution where the bottlenecks are in the system, whether government exemptions will improve the current situation, and how things might unfold in the coming months. On Saturday's Farming Today This Week we heard from a listener whose cows had been spooked by a low-flying hot air balloon, and today Anna speaks to Wendy Rousell from the British Balloon and Airship Club about what steps their members take to avoid farmland and about their code of conduct. For small farms week Rebecca Rooney visits a farm on the Gloucestershire/Wiltshire border that is working hard to diversify its offering from pasture-fed beef and breeding cows, into leather hides and glamping. Presenter: Anna Hill Producer in Bristol: Toby Field