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The second fall in global milk prices in a month has triggered concern in the dairy industry. Dairy analyst Ian Potter says that this sort of extreme volatility will mean a rocky road ahead for farmers over the coming winter.

Meanwhile farmland prices are rising. Jeremy Blackburn from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors says that the land is in high demand from investors and farmers alike.

At this time of year fields across much of England are bright yellow, with oil seed rape. It's a much rarer sight in Northern Ireland, but the Harnett family in County Down switched from growing flax to oilseed rape ten years ago. Recently they celebrated a milestone, producing their millionth bottle of rapeseed oil. 大象传媒 Radio Ulster's Nicola Weir meet them.

And Farming Today continues its look at farming during World War One, with a report about the Women's Land Army. It was formed in 1917 to provide labour on farms when the men went off to fight. By 1918, up to 260,000 women are reported to have worked as farm labourers.

Presented by Felicity Jones. Produced by Ruth Sanderson.