Rishi Sunak's £1bn pledge for farming, farmer builds own

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Rishi Sunak's £1bn pledge for farming, farmer builds own direct drill, future for Scottish agriculture, Farmers Weekly 90th birthday, Ag-onomics with David and Jack, & 5K every day in June

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In this episode, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak tells Farmers Weekly he has a clear plan for UK agriculture – if the Tories win the General Election.With farm machinery becoming ever more expensive, we meet the farmer who decided to reduce costs by building his direct drill.We visit the Royal Highland Show and discuss the future for Scottish agriculture – with a key piece of new legislation.We've all the latest farm prices and get to grips with the mysteries of the commodity markets thanks to a n...

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