AHDB harvest error, alternative inheritance tax plan, Vivergo bioethanol plant, drought, & electronic ID for cattle

A data error means the latest harvest progress report over-estimates yields – and triggers an investigation by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board.

Why wasn't the report right in the first place?

Industry leaders give a mixed reaction to the latest inheritance tax proposals.

And one of Britain's biggest livestock auctioneers voices concern at differences in electronic identification systems for cattle between England and Scotland.

We also look at the latest drought situation and the impact of the government's refusal to bailout the UK's largest bioethanol plant.

This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker and Hugh Broom.

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