Your Farming Questions Answered

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In this programme, Caz Graham goes in search of answers to questions about farming asked by Radio 4 listeners. Basing herself on James Robinson's organic dairy farm near Kendal in Cumbria, she picks his brains on topics raised by curious listeners, also calling on other farmers, academics and industry experts for explanations. She finds out how farmers decide what to grow or raise by talking to James and to an arable grower out on his tractor planting sugar beet. They explain what they base their decisions on. A member of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board's environment team explains the rules on disposing of slurry for a listener who says he's often wondered when out walking in the countryside about the pollution it can cause. A soil scientist talks about the reasoning behind decisions to plough up and down slopes rather than around the contours. Two listeners ask questions about eggs and get answers from a poultry farmer, who explains why you're never likely to get a fertilised egg in a box you buy from the supermarket. Produced by Emma Campbell