15/10/21 - Pig culling, sheep vaccines and NI Protocol
The government is expected to make an announcement on a 鈥榮olution鈥� to the current problems facing pig farmers - but how soon will it start to have an impact?
The government is expected to make an announcement on a 鈥榮olution鈥� to the current problems facing pig farmers later today. It's thought the plan will include temporary visas to allow butchers from overseas to work here. It can鈥檛 come too soon for pig producers - staff shortages in abattoirs and meat processing plants mean they鈥檙e taking around 25% fewer pigs. Those animals stay on farm and once there is nowhere to put them, are killed and can鈥檛 then go into the food chain.
We visit the Moredun Research Institute on the outskirts of Edinburgh, to hear about the latest work being done on sheep vaccines to tackle parasites.
And what could changes to the NI Protocol mean for GB/NI trade in food and farm produce?
Presented by Charlotte Smith
Produced for 麻豆社 Audio in Bristol by Heather Simons
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- Fri 15 Oct 2021 05:45麻豆社 Radio 4
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