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The relationship between landowners and tenant farmers can be a difficult one - but it鈥檚 hoped a new Code of Practice could help improve things. It was one of the key recommendations of the Rock Review into tenant farming in England. The Tenant Farmers Association has called it a 鈥渕ajor step forward鈥�, saying 鈥渇or too long tenants have felt marginalised and mistreated.鈥�

And we visit a state of the art pig farm to find out about a replacement for 鈥榝arrowing crates鈥�. These are the small pens where sows are confined by rails while, and after, giving birth to stop them lying on and smothering their piglets. Sows can get up and lie down, but not turn around or move about until the piglets are weaned when they鈥檙e about a month old. The use of these crates is banned in Sweden, Norway and Switzerland and they may also be phased out in the UK.

Presented by Caz Graham
Produced for 大象传媒 Audio in Bristol by Heather Simons