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Farming Today This Week: Goats

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. Sybil Ruscoe visits a goat farm near Abergavenny to find out about the rise in the number of farmers producing goat's milk.

The market for goat's milk in the UK is increasing. What does this mean for farmers looking for an opportunity to diversify? Sybil Ruscoe visits a goat dairy near Abergavenny in Monmouthshire, to find out more about what rearing goats involves. We also hear from a farm in Yorkshire which is finding customers for its goat meat, and a visit a cosmetic company in Norfolk which is using goat's milk to make soap.

Presented by Sybil Ruscoe and produced by Emma Campbell.

27 minutes

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  • Sat 7 Apr 2018 06:30

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