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Friday
21st December 2001
James Morrish of
the Rural Information Stress Network talks about how the farming community
in Devon is likely to find Christmas 2001 a particularly difficult
period.
Friday
14 th December 2001
Rural
Affairs Minister, Alun Michael refutes claims that the Government
is not doing enough to help Form D farmers.
Tuesday
27th November 2001
Anthony
Gibson of the NFU and George Dumble of the Exeter Livestock Market
discuss the confirmation of Devon's foot-and-mouth "Risk-Free"
status with BBC Radio Devon's Vic Morgan.
Tuesday
20th November 2001
BBC
Radio Devon's Eleanor Poole reports on the confusion over the county's
"risk-free" status and why it is so long in arriving...
Devon
Farmer Willie Cleave, who inadvertently brought foot-and-mouth to
the county, is critical of Defra's handling of the current situation...
Monday
19th November 2001
BBC
Radio Devon's 30-minute rural affairs programme, Country Matters -
this week news that test results awaited for Devon's foot-and-mouth
status have allegedly been 'lost' by DEFRA.
Monday
12th November 2001
BBC
Radio Devon's 30-minute rural affairs programme, Country Matters -
this week looking Devon's latest foot-and-mouth setback; fears over
welfare problems this winter; and speculation over the resumption
of hunting.
Jane
Anne Smart, from the Farm Advice Support Team talks about the ongoing
psychological impact of the disease on the farming community.
Monday
5th November 2001
Farms
in Devon are facing a shortage of straw this winter, because of the
weather and foot-and-mouth outbreaks. BBC
Radio Devon's Jo Bishop reports.
Thursday
1st November 2001
Lidia
Pearce gauges Devon opinion of the new farming bill
Animal
Health Minister, Elliot Morley says Devon farmers should be less parochial
and realise that foot and mouth was a national problem...