Gene Editing, Agri-Environment Schemes in Wales and an Exhibition About Women in Farming

Farming Today

• Episode: Gene Editing, Agri-Environment Schemes in Wales and an Exhibition About Women in Farming
• Website: Farming Today
• Feed URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qj8q/episodes/downloads.rss
• Duration: 00:13:44
• Published: 2018-03-08 07:00

Are consumers in the UK ready for chicken which has been produced using genetic editing technology? A new survey by the Royal Society says that the public is "cautiously optimistic" about using the technology in both agriculture and medicine. Charlotte Smith talks to a scientist from the Roslin Institute whose work focusses on genetic editing in chickens, to try and eliminate disease. Farming Today continues its week-long look at agri-environment schemes, with a visit to a farm in Wales. The 'Glastir' scheme is the system the Welsh government uses to pay farmers to farm in a more environmentally-friendly way, using money from the EU Common Agriculture Policy. And on International Women's day, we hear about a new exhibition in Cumbria which focusses on the lives of female farmers. Presented by Charlotte Smith and produced by Emma Campbell.