04/02/21 Questions about Red Tractor, new dairy code of conduct, agro-ecology, outdoor education online

Farming Today

• Episode: 04/02/21 Questions about Red Tractor, new dairy code of conduct, agro-ecology, outdoor education online
• Website: Farming Today
• Feed URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qj8q/episodes/downloads.rss
• Duration: 00:13:41
• Published: 2021-02-04 07:00

Today we hear questions about the Red Tractor scheme from arable farmers. Red Tractor is currently carrying out a consultation on exactly what should be included in its standards, but some farmers question what the scheme is really for. A new code of conduct is to be introduced in the dairy industry. The Government’s decision to create a statutory code follows last year’s consultation on how contracts and relationships between dairy farmers and processors could be improved. The Agroecology Network is made up of a group of farmers sharing information on best practice. Oxfordshire based contractor, James Alexander, manages both organic and conventional farms, and has been comparing the two systems. Rob Atkinson, who runs Wilderness Outdoor Education, has been making social media videos to teach survival skills from lighting a fire to surviving in the Arctic and they've been watched by children stuck at home all over the world. Presented by Charlotte Smith and produced by Beatrice Fenton.