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Farmers say they've been left "reeling" after the Government announced on Tuesday night this week that it would be closing the Sustainable Farming Incentive to new applicants with immediate effect. The SFI is a major part of the post Brexit system of farm payments in England, and paid farmers for environmental work like improving soils, planting hedges or providing habitat for wildlife. DEFRA says the budget has been 'successfully allocated' and so no new applications will now be accepted. Details on a new SFI are due to be announced in the summer but applications may not re-open until next year.

Around 1,400 cattle have been culled on a farm in Hungary after a case of foot and mouth disease was identified there at the end of last week. Imports of meat and other animal products from Hungary and Slovakia have been banned from entering Great Britain, to try to stop the disease arriving here. A similar ban has been in place on products from Germany since foot and mouth cases were identified there in January, but concerns have been raised that some German animal products have still been getting through.

And we go out with an agricultural drone contractor, who is licensed and approved to fly a drone for spreading, spraying and seeding on farms.

Presented by Charlotte Smith
Produced by Heather Simons