Farming technology, Prawns, Cannabis Growing
Farmers need to adopt new technology or risk being left behind according to the head of US firm Alltech. He says farmers cannot afford to be frightened of automation such as robots
Farmers need to educate themselves about technology or risk being left behind - the warning comes from the head of US firm Alltech. He warns that farmers cannot afford to be frightened of new technology such as using robots and drones.
When is a prawn not a prawn? A listener asked us why she cannot buy UK prawns in UK supermarkets, Charlotte decided to fish for answers. And why is growing cannabis – without the ‘high’ - for the lucrative health food market made so difficult for farmers?
Presented by Charlotte Smith
Produced by Alun Beach.
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