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Intensive Poultry Units, bluebells and cuckoos
Why Powys is emerging as a centre for poultry farming and the tensions that is causing. Plus a woodland walk full of Spring highlights
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Thu 21 May 2020
05:30
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With an estimated 8 million plus chickens being reared in the county, many in聽Intensive Poultry Units,聽Powys has been described as the poultry capital of Wales.聽
Now some local people are forming a group to oppose any further large scale developments.聽 But farmers say they are diversifying in order to meet consumer demand and to make family farms sustainable.聽
As World Bee Day approaches beekeepers are warned to check their hives for a new threat originally from China 鈥� Asian Hornets.聽
And cuckoos and bluebells lie ahead on the latest in the series of lockdown walks.
Now some local people are forming a group to oppose any further large scale developments.聽 But farmers say they are diversifying in order to meet consumer demand and to make family farms sustainable.聽
As World Bee Day approaches beekeepers are warned to check their hives for a new threat originally from China 鈥� Asian Hornets.聽
And cuckoos and bluebells lie ahead on the latest in the series of lockdown walks.
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- Sun 17 May 2020 07:0091热爆 Radio Wales
- Wed 20 May 2020 18:3091热爆 Radio Wales
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