Farming Today - 22/12/25 Government animal welfare reforms, reaction to the Farm Profitability Review
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Colony cages for hens and pig's farrowing crates are to be phased out as part of the Government's animal welfare strategy which is launched today. Trail hunting and snares will be banned while new laws on livestock worrying will be introduced. Ministers say it's the most ambitious such strategy in a generation.
We hear reaction to the Batters' Review of profitability in farming. It was published last week and makes 57 recommendations to government and, as she put it, calls for 'a total recalculation' of farming's economic importance to England.
Presented by Charlotte Smith and produced by Beatrice Fenton.
Published on Monday, 22nd December 2025.
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