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At a challenging time to be a dairy farmer Farming Today hears from women in the industry who are working to improve the situation. We joined ninety women from across England at the first ever 'Women in Dairy' conference. One of the co-founders, Becky Miles, says that women are an 'untapped resource' and too often are left out of business opportunities.

According to new research from Queen Mary University in London, to eradicate TB in cattle, England should adopt the approaches being used in Wales and Scotland. Rather than culling badgers they believe there should be more frequent, risk-based cattle testing. We hear how the researchers used publicly available figures to study how effective different strategies are in controlling the spread of bovine TB.

And what makes a good ram? Choosing the right one is very important, so to help farmers in their choice, the Ram Compare Project is being launched this autumn to compare the traits of five of the leading breeds of sheep in the UK.

Presenter: Charlotte Smith
Producer: Sophie Anton.