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As house prices sour in rural areas, people living and working in the countryside are being pushed out. This is according to a report out today from the National Housing Federation. It says the biggest problem is in the South West, in the countryside surrounding Bristol and Bath as well as the areas around London.

From the middle of July, chicken producers will be able to burn waste 'litter' on the farm to provide heating for their chicken sheds. It's taken several years for the European Commission to agree the safety rules. Anna Hill meets Nigel Joice in Norfolk where he's been running a trial system, burning litter on his broiler chicken farm for two years.

In a week where producers, processors and retailers will meet to discuss the fall in beef prices, Farming Today is looking at the finances behind the production of livestock. Charlotte Smith speaks to Professor Liam Sinclair from Harper Adams University about how the UK compares to other countries.

Presented by Charlotte Smith and produced by Lucy Bickerton.