Farming Today - 09/10/25 Trump's aid package for soyabean farmers, welfare for farmed insects, hare coursing

09/10/25 Trump's aid package for soyabean farmers, welfare for farmed insects, hare coursing

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As President Trump plans to bail out soyabean farmers and China goes to South America for supplies, how will UK animal feed be affected by the turmoil?
How should insects be farmed? Is their welfare important? We hear from a professor of animal sentience who says the way farmed insects are being viewed is changing.
The illegal sport of hare coursing is on the rise in the Vale of Glamorgan, causing damage to farms and stress to farmers.

Presented by Anna Hill and produced by Beatrice Fenton.

Published on Thursday, 9th October 2025.

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