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A new survey into people's attitudes towards farming and food production finds that animal welfare appears to be something that we care about more as we get older, and that younger people may not be as hostile to genetically modified crops and gene-editing as older people. Anna Jones asks Dr Gillian Hopkinson from Lancaster University what she makes of this survey and whether price is still the primary imperative when consumers are making their choices.

To kick off Farming Today's week on root vegetables, Martin Evans from Freshgro tells Anna how the industry is responding to the challenges of farming in a more sustainable manner and whether both the soil and production can cope with any increased demand for plant-based diets.

If you've been out walking recently you may have noticed rams amongst the ewes in order to produce next year's crop of lambs. Toby Field's been to Park Farm near Swindon to meet Lindsay Rumming and find out whether Kevin the ram has been a success.

Presenter: Anna Jones
Producer: Toby Field