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12/08/23 Farming Today This Week: Barn conversions; stress-testing strawberries; the Glorious Twelfth

A look back on some of the best bits from Farming Today over the past five days, featuring barn conversions in rural areas, stress-testing strawberries, and the Glorious Twelfth.

A look back on some of the best bits from Farming Today over the past five days.

The government is consulting on whether landowners and farmers in English national parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty should be allowed to convert barns into housing without planning permission.

Scientists research how much crops can be deprived of water without affecting their growth.

And the shooting season for red grouse gets underway.

Presented by Caz Graham and produced by Rhiannon Fitz-Gerald.

25 minutes

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  • Sat 12 Aug 2023 06:30

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