Farming Today - 17/02/26 Dog attacks on livestock, a cattle vet at work, Hedgerow Heroes
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Livestock worrying cost UK farmers nearly two million pounds last year, a ten percent increase on the year before. Farm insurers NFU Mutual, who published the figures, say that’s in spite of many pet owners believing their own dogs are incapable of injuring or killing farm animals.
This week we're exploring the role of the farm vet and today we're out on the round with a cattle vet in Wiltshire.
More than two hundred thousand new hedgerow trees are being planted this winter, as part of the Campaign To Protect Rural England's Hedgerow heroes Initiative. BBC South East Today's Chrissie Reidy went along to see planting at the Birling Estate in Kent.
Presenter: Caz Graham
Producer: Sarah Swadling
Published on Tuesday, 17th February 2026.
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