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18 people have died on UK farms so far this year; that's nearly double the number at this time last year. We ask why, after years of campaigning, more people are dying.

This week England missed the Government's tree planting targets, again. The Government aims for 7500 hectares of woodland to be planted every year, but the new figures which were published this week show that in the past year 3,100 have been planted. England has missed the Government's tree planting targets for every year of this parliament.

Farmers and animal welfare campaigners want more help for small local abattoirs to cut journey times for livestock and are hopeful that there will be some progress soon.

This week Anna Hill spent some time at the Holkham Estate in Norfolk, looking at how an agricultural estate balances farming, conservation and the diversified businesses which are increasingly important to the finances, in this case tourism.

Presented by Charlotte Smith and produced by Beatrice Fenton.