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02/06/25 - Possible DEFRA budget cuts, falcon breeding and farm innovation

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.

There are concerns from wildlife and farming groups that the upcoming Spending Review will see the budget for nature-friendly farming schemes being cut, with money targeted only at smaller farms. We hear from farmers about what that could mean.

We visit a falcon breeding facilities which supplies birds to the Middle East for the sport of falcon racing.

And 拢5 million pounds is on offer as part of the Farming Innovation Investor Partnerships competition, which offers government money alongside private investment to agri-tech companies.

Presented by Charlotte Smith
Produced by Heather Simons

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