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Welfare food labelling, spring planting

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. Our debate about food labelling and animal welfare continues. One sausage producer explains why it is changing its labels.

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Our debate about food labelling and animal welfare continues. One sausage producer explains why it is changing its labels, and the National Farmers' Union rejects calls for clearer welfare classifications.
Spring is a crucial time for arable farmers, with spring wheat, oats, beans and sugar beet all to be planted in the next few weeks. Anna Hill joins David Walston on his farm in Thriplow in Cambridgeshire.

Presented by Anna Hill and produced by Beatrice Fenton.

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13 minutes

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Tue 13 Mar 201805:45

BBC Radio 4

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