25/11/21 - Farming for the Future Award winner, wildlife crime, bird flu lockdown and electrical weed control

Farming Today

• Episode: 25/11/21 - Farming for the Future Award winner, wildlife crime, bird flu lockdown and electrical weed control
• Website: Farming Today
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• Duration: 00:13:40
• Published: 2021-11-25 07:00

Last year saw a marked increase in wildlife crime, but a decrease in convictions. A report out today from Wildlife and Countryside LINK says reports of likely crimes against badgers were up 36% on 2019 and those against raptors doubled. All poultry in the UK must be kept indoors from Monday to limit the spread of bird flu. The Governments in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have agreed that flocks must be confined and strict biosecurity measures followed. Wild birds migrating to the UK from Europe during the winter can carry the disease and spread it to birds kept outside. And Charlotte Smith announces the winner of the Farming for the Future Award at the BBC Food and Farming Awards. Presented by Charlotte Smith Produced for BBC Audio in Bristol by Heather Simons