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Whole flocks of chicken are being culled on farm as the problems in poultry processing plants continue. The British Poultry Council says this 鈥榮ilent cull鈥� is again down to a shortage of staff, despite the Government allowing extra visas for poultry workers from abroad.

The government scheme to freeze and store pig meat is due to open this week, but questions are being asked about where the meat will go. The private aid storage scheme for England, is part of Government measures to alleviate problems created by a shortages of butchers in meat processing plants which have led to pigs being culled on farms. The idea is that pigs can be slaughtered and then cut into basic joints and frozen, with the Government picking up the bill for the storage.

And making a living out of crofting is notoriously difficult. We visit a couple who are giving it a go on a 12-acre croft on the Ardnamurchan peninsula. Sarah and Hugh Asher have combined their experience in social work and agriculture to set up what they call a 鈥渟ocial croft鈥�.

Presented by Charlotte Smith
Produced for 麻豆社 Audio in Bristol by Heather Simons