January 22: Farming in Five: Cranswick's latest pig business acquisition sparks industry concerns

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown takes a look at Cranswick's latest pig business acquisition with Yorkshire-based JSR Genetics, Elsewhere, the Government's progress towards improving the environment has slowed and it is 'still largely off track' in achieving its legal environmental commitments, according to the latest annual assessment by the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP)

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