Farming Today This Week
A round-up of the week's activities on the Welsh sheep farm where Farming Today has been based for the a week, finding out about lambing.
For the last week, Farming Today has been based on a sheep farm in Wales. Newton Farm near Brecon is owned by the Roderick family, and during this week the programme has been finding out about life during what is the busiest time of the year for them - lambing. In this edition, Charlotte Smith discovers how busy life gets when you've got 1800 lambs to deliver in the space of just a few weeks. She talks to Richard Roderick, who was born on the farm, his wife Helen, and their 18 year old son Tudor - who has been responsible for the night shifts in the lambing shed. She also talks to industry experts about the market for lamb, hears about the controversy surrounding the environmental impact of sheep farming, and asks what the future holds for this family farm in the beautiful Brecon Beacons.
Presented by Charlotte Smith and produced by Emma Campbell.
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From lambing to limelight
Duration: 00:54
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- Sat 5 Mar 2016 06:30麻豆社 Radio 4
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