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The government is expected to make an announcement on a ‘solution’ to the current problems facing pig farmers later today. It's thought the plan will include temporary visas to allow butchers from overseas to work here. It can’t come too soon for pig producers - staff shortages in abattoirs and meat processing plants mean they’re taking around 25% fewer pigs. Those animals stay on farm and once there is nowhere to put them, are killed and can’t then go into the food chain.

We visit the Moredun Research Institute on the outskirts of Edinburgh, to hear about the latest work being done on sheep vaccines to tackle parasites.

And what could changes to the NI Protocol mean for GB/NI trade in food and farm produce?

Presented by Charlotte Smith
Produced for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Audio in Bristol by Heather Simons