Recognising mental health issues among isolated farmers, Milk prices, Fish vets at work

Farming Today

• Episode: Recognising mental health issues among isolated farmers, Milk prices, Fish vets at work
• Website: Farming Today
• Feed URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qj8q/episodes/downloads.rss
• Duration: 00:13:43
• Published: 2018-04-19 07:00

Charlotte Smith hears about fixed price milk contracts. The dairy company Muller has revealed the details of its fixed price contract for farmers supplying the supermarket chain Lidl. It's offering farmers the chance to fix the price for up to half the milk they sell at 28 pence a litre for three years. Also, mental health advice for farmers in crisis. Sarah Falkingham attends a training event in the North East of England for some of the professionals who visit farms, like grain buyers and feed reps - who have been receiving training in how to help. And the role of fish vets in the aquaculture industry. Given that more than half the fish we eat is farmed, rather than wild caught - Moira Hickey hears why there's a need for veterinary experts to be monitoring the health of fish farms. Producer: Mark Smalley.