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May 2023
33m 9s

Farming Todaycast

BBC News
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Adam opens Fleming's Farm and ploughs through trade deals, food security and labour shortages in the farming industry with BBC economics editor Faisal Islam and Anna Hill, presenter of Farming Today.

Love Island star and sheep farmer Will Young dials in to discuss what it's like working in the profession.

And, BBC gaming correspondent Steffan Powell is in the studio to explain Microsoft's Activision takeover, which was approved by the EU but vetoed by the UK.

Today's Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Tim Walklate with Ben Carter, Chloe Desave, Rufus Gray and Joe Wallace. The technical producer was Dafydd Evans. The senior news editor was Damon Rose.

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